The day a bus driver honked at me on Hawthorne Bridge changed my whole route

I was biking over the Hawthorne Bridge in Portland last Tuesday and a bus driver laid on the horn right as I was trying to merge into the lane. Scared me so bad I almost swerved into the barrier. Now I take the Steel Bridge instead even though it adds about 8 minutes to my commute, just to avoid that merge point. Anyone else have a specific spot on their route that just feels unsafe no matter what?

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robinson.holly19d ago

That "laid on the horn" part got me. I used to think bike lanes were always fine, but after almost getting clipped on that exact bridge merge, I totally get why you'd switch.

rayc3819d ago

Get REAL familiar with where the blind spots are on those bridge merges. Drivers DO NOT check for bikes there, period.