Valuable_Ad481 t1_jdvi4wm wrote
Reply to comment by toaster404 in lol at the police ticketing and towing the cars that are literally parked on the shoulder of 66 by the Kennedy Center by mikeydhakid
we parked in crystal city by the treatment plant and rode up MV trail and crossed at 14th. the MV had its normal amount of tourist traffic on a nice day. once we crossed the bridge it was a shit show around the tidal basin. we ended up lane splitting and going against traffic since the sidewalks were at a crawl. multiple motorists were pissy even though they weren’t moving and there was no risk of us hitting their cars. we went up 14th and then over to georgetown to hobo drink some beers by the river. that side of town was its normal warm day self.
toaster404 t1_jdvucvh wrote
I had no interactions with motorists. Didn't do the tidal basin, though. That's always been weird for me on a bike.
On the other hand, I may be so inured to motorists that I don't notice. Park police even said I could ride against traffic, so long as I was safe. I'm safe.
At this point, I wonder about the intellect and sensibility index of people who drive into an entirely known and predicted traffic disaster. Wouldn't be surprised if the narcissism and entitlement indices were high.
On the other hand, on Hains Point and the Mall everyone seemed to be getting along and having a great time. In some areas, contact highs might have been possible!!
Valuable_Ad481 t1_jdxfy3u wrote
to be fair…. most of my road rides happen in the ‘burns or national forrests so i see very few if any pissy people. could of been a normal amount for a high traffic event.
the obvious city dwelling pedestrians were orderly and knew how to react around a crowd and cyclists. the lack of self and situational awareness was super high for the none city folk. higher then i had ever seen it before.
it feels like the vast majority of people forgot how to exist in public during the pandemic without being a nuance for others.
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