My Opera"Get out of the road, moron!"
Friday, March 6, 2009 4:06:48 AM
That's what was shouted at me from a motorist driving by in the other direction as I was out riding my bike today. Why? I was just pulling away from a stop light, obeying all of the rules of the road and was not in anybody's way.
I guess it was better than nearly being on the receiving end of a hurled full water bottle, like last summer. That time, someone in a car overtaking my riding partner Drew and I threw a bottle out the window and it managed to fly right between us.
And, now that I think of it, better than nearly being hit by a pickup that overtook me a couple of years ago. He laid on the horn and came within an inch or so of hitting me with his passenger-side mirror, even though there were no cars coming in the other direction. That time, I called the local police as soon as I got back to work with a plate number and description of the vehicle and was asked why I waited so long to report it. They were apparently annoyed at my request to for them to catch up with the guy and explain to him that bicycles have just as much right to the road as motorists do, because nothing ever became of it.
Be careful out there, people...
I guess it was better than nearly being on the receiving end of a hurled full water bottle, like last summer. That time, someone in a car overtaking my riding partner Drew and I threw a bottle out the window and it managed to fly right between us.
And, now that I think of it, better than nearly being hit by a pickup that overtook me a couple of years ago. He laid on the horn and came within an inch or so of hitting me with his passenger-side mirror, even though there were no cars coming in the other direction. That time, I called the local police as soon as I got back to work with a plate number and description of the vehicle and was asked why I waited so long to report it. They were apparently annoyed at my request to for them to catch up with the guy and explain to him that bicycles have just as much right to the road as motorists do, because nothing ever became of it.
Be careful out there, people...
