Re: only the strong (read SUVs and cars) survive

On Apr 14, 5:49 pm, <h> wrote:
> "ComandanteBanana" <nolionnoprob...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>
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> > Just Saturday morning I was almost attacked for doing the right thing
> > on the Causeway to Hell (the name is due to the many incidents I had
> > there, this being the third one that day). The guy blew the horn as I
> > was riding the bike nicely, and I gave him the finger. I shouldn't
> > have, but he didn't have to harass me with the horn. He stopped,
> > insulted me, wanted to fight me, and spit at me before taking off. It
> > just happens that I'm supposed to walk the bike on the sidewalk across
> > its bridges!
>
> Ummm, if the rules say no riding on the bridge, then the lanes are
probably
> too narrow for cars to pass you safely. Are you seriously saying that
you're
> being treated like a second class citizen because you're expected to
follow
> the rules? Do you really think that you should be allowed to ride in the
> road when cars cannot safely pass? If so, then you're begging to be hit,
or
> you think you should be allowed to inconvenience all the people in cars
who
> will be unable to pass you while on the bridge. I only ride on the bike
> path, since all the roads here are FAR too busy. What's wrong with you?

Sorry, but you should have asked how many lanes there were and how
much traffic there was before you sided with Goliath...

There were two lanes each way, with only light traffic. Saturday
morning, remember? It's bicycle day out there, kind of.

But, YES, I'm stating cyclists in America are second class citizens.
Worse, it's not only their dignity, but their own survival that is
threaten.

I was first TAKING THE LANE (sitting wherever I want in the bus) and
the police waved me to move over. Other cyclists were either walking
their bikes or riding them on the sidewalk, meaning they were OK in
the eyes of the police. ("Do what you want, just don't bother cars.")

Second I was blasted by another vehicle while still taking the lane.
And then the third incident came when I moved to the right, but the
guy thought I didn't have the right to be there either.

Something funny happens though. The more you move to the right, the
more they squeeze you. It's a power game, I believe, where only the
strong (read SUVs and cars) survive.