I've found that it's best not to assume anything - except that drivers DO NOT have cyclists' well-being at the foremost concern and that cyclists don't have consideration that automobiles are NOT benign vehicles. Also, drivers are attuned to vehicular threats of the same size and location that their vehicles are.
Nevertheless, there are crazies out there with all kinds of vehicles. I've almost collided with a unlit "stealth" cyclist on the bike path at night. As the police sargeant on the TV show "Hill Streets Blues" said - "Let's be careful out there!" Darryl --- Scott Rose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What I find is that anonymity is a prerequisite for > truly criminal behaviour > and that anonymity is a scarce commodity on a > heavily-trafficked road. I'd > rather have 1000 motorists pass me a little close > than be deliberately > attacked by one. The former might lead to chewed > fingernails but the latter > could end in the emergency room or morgue. > > Now go have some beers. > > Scott Ellington wrote: > > > I know some view it as a cop-out, but avoiding the > main thoroughfares > > greatly reduces the frequency of harassment. > First, there's the > > statistical effect of fewer vehicles passing, but > I think there's more: > > Drivers on thoroughfares seem to particularly > resent anyone who might > > impede their progress (often at 15-20 mph above > the speed limit). I > > can't prove it, but I'm convinced that some of the > same drivers who give > > you plenty of room on a quiet side street would > take your elbow off on > > Monroe St. > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
