"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."
I think that worked out really well, thanks for sharing the story Will. Angus On Apr 14, 8:16 pm, Will <wpm...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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.
