To the “gentleman” who rode his bicycle on the sidewalk towards me at full speed while I was walking on Barrington Street on Friday afternoon: Sir, I feel that your response of “Fuck you!” to my query “Dude, why are you riding your bike on the sidewalk?” was inappropriate. It is my sincere hope that you will reconsider your riding habits. I fear for your safety, sir, as it is quite possible that careless pedestrians might fail to see you coming or not get out of your way. It would be a terrible shame if you were injured in any way by the accident resulting from such a mishap. —A Concerned Citizen
This article appears in Mar 1-7, 2012.
Just give the rider a quick, little nudge off the sidewalk and into traffic. What are they going to do? Complain to the police?
Transit strike has really increased the number of cabs on the road, huh Sillypuss? What they call a target rich environment.
And .,yes, for the record I do support the killing of sidewalk cyclists by cartoon mobsters.
Should have given him the STAN HANSEN LARIAT
Though I loved cycling while I could do it, and would happily do it again(no doubt after I die, Hipster Jesus and I will share a two-fer fixie in Heaven!), some cyclists are just sad lumps of arseholesauce.
Barrington Dipschitt was one of these. Call off your cartoon mobster, and let him be a dipschitt.
If GrapeApe is around, however…
Wp
*puts on monocle* Well said, good sir. Bravo!
Call 490 5020 and cry to them – 911 is for emergencies – like when I run over your ass as I enjoy my sidewalk ride.
should have accidently kicked the bike sideways.
Well-written bitch. If an idiot is going to ride on the sidewalk, it is a slightly misguided notion to expect a thoughtful response from the offender when you point out the error of his ways.
Nice that you thought of his well-being though even with the twist of irony.
“Should have given him the STAN HANSEN LARIAT”
Oh hell yeah!
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