A lady once ran me and my 25-lb bike off the road with her 3000-lb Ford wagon -- and I was thankful for years of motorcycle safety training which teaches one to look where he wants to go, not at what he is trying to avoid (I stayed upright). Trying to give her the benefit of the doubt (maybe she simply didn't see me?) I caught her at the next light and asked as politely and humbly as possible, "excuse me ma'am, did you see that you came pretty close to a cyclist back there?" She replied, "yes, and if I had a f-----g gun I would shoot you." With that quote and her license plate number, the local police were more than happy to get involved; she spent 6 weeks in anger- management classes. Cyclist +1; driver 0. But generally, I endorse the zero-response policy. Just ignore them.
Apologies taking this thread further off topic. On Apr 14, 4:42 pm, Rick <richardholc...@yahoo.com> wrote: > My office is moving, and I am anticipating a different commute with > longer exposure to dense traffic, as well as the bummer consideration > of parking my Bleriot in a deck and not next to my desk. > > I endorse the non-violent approach personally, but some DC bike > messenger associates I knew back in the early '90s carried pockets > full of washers to toss at less-considerate motorists. Lots of one- > way street options in the urban environs made them impossible to catch > after the fact. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
