tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207584811195702217.post523365347233905098..comments2023-12-20T10:44:37.768-08:00Comments on The Incidental Cyclist: Black Mercedes-Benz, plate #AZNZ 999Kate (and Mike)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12314278577720373140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207584811195702217.post-14297583845009976452009-11-18T09:54:49.790-08:002009-11-18T09:54:49.790-08:00What astonishes me is that this happened only two ...What astonishes me is that this happened only two and a half months after the massively publicized incident where Al Sheppard got killed, and that it's the second time in the four months since I started this blog that Katie's been involved in, or witnessed, something crazy enough to write about. <br /><br />I admit, when I'm in a car I forget sometimes that I'm in charge of a deadly weapon. I lose my temper when I'm driving, too. But I can't imagine gunning it up to the back tires of a cyclist and threatening his life like that, regardless of how mad I got.<br /><br />And I think you're right - a lot of the tension and frustration on both sides comes from people not knowing what the rules are. But the sheer rage and, yes, hatred that some drivers display is scary as all f*ck. I'd much rather have them be too nice, personally.Kate (and Mike)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12314278577720373140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207584811195702217.post-46657406249745036042009-11-17T12:35:58.066-08:002009-11-17T12:35:58.066-08:00JFC.
I don't think many drivers realize just...JFC. <br /><br />I don't think many drivers realize just how vulnerable cyclists are. Although, frankly, it sounds like this guy knew, and just didn't give a rat's hoo hoo. <br /><br />That said, I face a different problem in Sackville. If anything, drivers here are too conscientious about cyclists. I know - it sounds crazy. But when one driver stops in the middle of an intersection so that the cyclist can make a left turn on a red light, then nobody knows what anybody is doing, and that is dangerous.<br /><br />Although not as dangerous as being tailed by a car, mind you.Shelly Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563729294142489663noreply@blogger.com