German biking rules

Before I start, I need to thank my friend Jeremy. Without him, I´d probably be roadkill. I bike to school with him every day and am subject to the biking rules of Germany. Today I learned many things. First, you can´t stop on the bike path. I stopped at a streetlight with Jeremy and a biker checked me with his wheel and shouted "You can´t stop there you a**hole". Second, turning left is hard on a 6 lane intersection. We waited in the middle of a huge road for a good couple minutes, waiting for cars who had the right of way. Third, you need to wave to somebody to J-walk. Jeremy went across the road first and waved at a car that was turning right. The driver let him by and smiled. A few seconds later, I went across and didn´t wave, and he flipped me off and honked at me.

Well, sometimes you need to learn the hard way.