To the asshole who almost knocked me off my bike with your car with Alberta licence plates near the citadel today: What the fuck were you thinking! It sucks enough to have to bike home in the rain, why do I also have to deal with insane Albertans on the road in Halifax? You seemed angry that I pounded my fist on the hood of your car, but here is a Halifax driving lesson for all you Albertans: it is illegal to come within 1 m of a cyclist, you came within a couple inches. I’m just trying to do my part towards sustainable transport, why don’t you go back to work in the tar sands, keep on raping the earth and leave us Maritimers alone! —Winter Cyclist
This article appears in Jan 22-28, 2015.
Oh, that last line of yours is a thing of beauty. It takes a rare talent to manufacture contempt for cyclists AND make Albertans look sympathetic, but you pulled it off , Sport. Kudos, to you, Smuggie.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZdI3Box0ORk/UaZd…
There’s a joke here somewhere…
• Albertan apocalypse
• Born-again Nova Scotians
• Guess who’s crawling back
And OB, NO ONE in Halifax obeys the one metre rule… try Alberta?
What the fuck are you doing riding a bike on the roads during/after a fucking snowstorm. I see a Darwin in your future.
Wow. You biked in that mess yesterday? Brave and foolish!
AN INCH IS AS GOOD AS A MILE
“it is illegal to come within 1m of a cyclist, you came within a couple of inches.” Winter cyclist
They should abolish the one mile zone around cyclists.
A pleasure as always,
Cheerio!
Incident prolly happened 5-7 days ago.
That seems to be the lag-time between sudmission and publication.
did we get a new province full of ALERTans?
You have to forgive the Alertan as I don’t think there are any roads in Alert and definitely no “I’m better than everybody else” lanes.
I tried to run away from home to go to alberta when I was 5. mom caught up with me at the bus stop when the driver wouldn’t let me on. I was going to see the horses.
in those days 5 year olds could walk around town with a suitcase and no one thought it remarkable.
Bro Tim – I’d certainly enjoy reading about Pee Wee’s Big Adventure if a C-130 forced him into a snowdrift>: )
Oh, give the Alertans a break–they probably don’t have the same kind of street traffic up there that we have here. When you move from a small town, it takes time to get used to the ways of the big city.
OP’s right. I believe the B is silent in Alberta. I wouldn’t pound on any hoods either, you never know what psycho might be behind the wheel. “Stand your ground” only works in Florida.
Albertans are morons.
The hate on Albertans is strong with this one.
Riding a bike in winter is equally stupid… if you cant afford insurance you shouldnt be on the road period (my view on cyclists). Your lucky you didnt get your ass kicked for pounding the hood.
OB, this is probably what the Alertan (sic) was listening to when you interrupted his reverie.
Warning: contains the F word – don’t play loudly at work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX6ggRByE8…
Eat a dick, Christov. Nobody cares about your views.