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Cake day: July 9th, 2023

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  • That sounds good and proper and all, but here in the USA, all too many vehicle drivers have that asshole carbrain attitude. Like bicycles don’t even belong on the road and they’ll just as soon deliberately run you over.

    I’ve had a face to face confrontation with such a carbrained asshole. They can’t even be bothered to use a blinker before turning right in front of a bicycle, and they’re not even driving a BMW.

    When confronted, I’ve been threatened that they don’t give a fuck and would just as soon run me over, because bicycle not supposed to be on the road. I wasn’t even on the road that day, I was riding the sidewalk passing a Dollar General.

    When I asked the asshole what about pedestrians and baby carriages and other sidewalk transportation, dude huffed and puffed, shrugged his shoulders, and thankfully left.

    Me, plus my bicycle, might weigh a grand total of ~200 pounds. The average vehicle here these days tends to weigh like ~3500+ pounds.

    I’d just as soon not be right in front of them, especially considering that I have no idea if the dude had a gun or not…


  • Oh no no no, make no mistake, I do know how to navigate heavy highway traffic on a bicycle. Rule #1 is the rider watches their own ass…

    I don’t expect most riders to adopt my sort of riding style though, as my bikes are more intended for BMX flatland on an open basketball court or such. Although my bike has seen many knucklehead travel miles, it’s originally built to do bike tricks on a court.

    I do want all bicycle riders to be safe though, but I still don’t see how it’s safe to ride in the middle of the lane…