To the dickbag driving behind me on Spring Garden Road: what bike lane?! I bike in traffic when it’s safer than biking on the shoulder, which Spring Garden hardly has and is usually taken up by buses and cabs regardless. On top of that, I was easily keeping up with the flow of traffic. So I’m not sure what your problem was. —Urban Cyclist
This article appears in Apr 23-29, 2015.
“I’m not sure what your problem was”
You already identified it – “dickbag”.
His problem is that you have the same right to the road.
You see, he has spent over $10,000 on his car. On top of that… he has to pay for fuel, insurance, maintenance, etc. His car immediately depreciated once he signed the contract and loses value over a 5 year period.
This leads to a sense of entitlement, irrespective of the law. How dare you get in the way of his expensive commute! There are too many other vehicles, let alone having to deal with pedestrian traffic… those damn kids and their school zones.
Then YOU come along with a bike!
No OB, Mr. Car owns the road and if you’re not careful, he’ll cut you into the curb as is his God-given right to do so. Take your last experience as a warning as the next time you’ll end up under his wheels… irrespective of the law.
You must confine your bike riding to Fairview.
Maybe every car should be equipped with one of those breathalyzer immobilizer devices. Instead of alcohol it would test for stress hormone levels and if the driver wasn’t sufficiently relaxed the car wouldn’t start. Now that would cut down on traffic!
I was driving behind a bike last week. The guy on the bike kept swerving into the middle of the road – I got so unnerved I had to pull into the other lane to pass him. I felt like uttering the same sentiment to him.. “Share the road!”
I would honestly suggest investing in a GoPro.
I bike through a very aggressive city when it comes to motorists and I found just about every nasty experience I had ended when I started wearing a GoPro. I also found a few drivers (not many) were more courteous when they knew they were being recorded.
I’ve been tempted a few times to get a GoPro for walking. I’ve had quite a few close calls. One day I was crossing Quinpool (heading north) and all the cars in the inner lane of the far side of the road stopped but just as I was about to step into the outer lane some twit came blowing through. If I hadn’t stopped to check for traffic she would have nailed me. She had her phone to her ear and probably thought that the long line of cars were stopped behind someone waiting to turn left so she would just take advantage of that empty lane – crosswalks be damned!
The reason I end up in the ‘middle of the road’ is because there are effin potholes everywhere and sometimes there is a long stretch of them so I just plant myself out there for the 50-100m. Sorry in advance for taking up those few precious seconds from you. Whats that? You had to lift your right foot off the gas and move it a couple of inches and put it down on the brake and then have to move it back again? Tough fucking life, eh?
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Keep your gay bike of the road homo.
“Keep your gay bike off the road homo.”
Oakeshott, how old are you?
Keep your fart powered wankermobile out a my lane, Fucko!!!