Cooling off.

From a friend:

"Guy threw a Big M plastic drink at me last Thursday. After swerving
into the bike lane in front of me he slowed in traffic and kept shouting
abuse. I have no idea what his problem was but thought he needed to cool
off so offered him a drink of my water. I gave as much as I could. He
was non-plused? There's just no pleasing some people."

Ah, so many fond memories of riding with cars... No really - these
incidents are quite amusing upon reflection.

I know one rider who was being abused for riding his bicycle, so he
reached into the car and took the vehicle keys, then rode off and threw
them into a car yard!

No wonder some of them hate cyclists. We deserve hatred after taunting
them with our presence on the roads.

JS.

On Feb 15, 3:32*pm, James wrote:

I know one rider who was being abused for riding his bicycle, so he
reached into the car and took the vehicle keys, then rode off and threw
them into a car yard!

I've done that. In all fairness, they started by throwing glass
bottles at me.

landotter wrote:
On Feb 15, 3:32 pm, James wrote:

I know one rider who was being abused for riding his bicycle, so he
reached into the car and took the vehicle keys, then rode off and threw
them into a car yard!

I've done that. In all fairness, they started by throwing glass
bottles at me.


I too have had numerous items lobbed at me from moving vehicles,
including but not limit to, batteries, a beer bottle, some coke cans,
tomatoes and a MacDonald's drink.

I wonder how many pedestrians have had debris thrown at them?

JS.

On Feb 15, 3:51*pm, James wrote:
landotter wrote:
On Feb 15, 3:32 pm, James wrote:

I know one rider who was being abused for riding his bicycle, so he
reached into the car and took the vehicle keys, then rode off and threw
them into a car yard!

I've done that. In all fairness, they started by throwing glass
bottles at me.

I too have had numerous items lobbed at me from moving vehicles,
including but not limit to, batteries, a beer bottle, some coke cans,
tomatoes and a MacDonald's drink.


My classic was a large soft drink cup (with apparent substantial heft
from ice or remaining liquid) being hurled from a passing vehicle
(open road highway speeds) and passing through the main triangle of my
frame without touching me or the bike.

Almost makes you want to start taking advantage of the 2nd amendment.
DR

On Feb 15, 3:51*pm, James wrote:
landotter wrote:
On Feb 15, 3:32 pm, James wrote:

I know one rider who was being abused for riding his bicycle, so he
reached into the car and took the vehicle keys, then rode off and threw
them into a car yard!

I've done that. In all fairness, they started by throwing glass
bottles at me.

I too have had numerous items lobbed at me from moving vehicles,
including but not limit to, batteries, a beer bottle, some coke cans,
tomatoes and a MacDonald's drink.

I wonder how many pedestrians have had debris thrown at them?

And would that be more or less than thrown at people in bed?
DR

DirtRoadie wrote:
On Feb 15, 3:51 pm, James wrote:
landotter wrote:
On Feb 15, 3:32 pm, James wrote:
I know one rider who was being abused for riding his bicycle, so he
reached into the car and took the vehicle keys, then rode off and threw
them into a car yard!
I've done that. In all fairness, they started by throwing glass
bottles at me.
I too have had numerous items lobbed at me from moving vehicles,
including but not limit to, batteries, a beer bottle, some coke cans,
tomatoes and a MacDonald's drink.

I wonder how many pedestrians have had debris thrown at them?

And would that be more or less than thrown at people in bed?

Maybe it's why people fall down stairs, dodging missiles?

JS.

On Feb 15, 4:52*pm, James wrote:
DirtRoadie wrote:
On Feb 15, 3:51 pm, James wrote:
landotter wrote:
On Feb 15, 3:32 pm, James wrote:
I know one rider who was being abused for riding his bicycle, so he
reached into the car and took the vehicle keys, then rode off and threw
them into a car yard!
I've done that. In all fairness, they started by throwing glass
bottles at me.
I too have had numerous items lobbed at me from moving vehicles,
including but not limit to, batteries, a beer bottle, some coke cans,
tomatoes and a MacDonald's drink.

I wonder how many pedestrians have had debris thrown at them?

And would that be more or less than thrown at people in bed?

Maybe it's why people fall down stairs, dodging missiles?

Or slipping/tripping on the accumulated debris.
DR

DirtRoadie wrote:

My classic was a large soft drink cup (with apparent substantial heft
from ice or remaining liquid) being hurled from a passing vehicle
(open road highway speeds) and passing through the main triangle of my
frame without touching me or the bike.

Almost makes you want to start taking advantage of the 2nd amendment.

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On 2/15/2011 6:52 PM, James wrote:
DirtRoadie wrote:
On Feb 15, 3:51 pm, James wrote:
landotter wrote:
On Feb 15, 3:32 pm, James wrote:
I know one rider who was being abused for riding his bicycle, so he
reached into the car and took the vehicle keys, then rode off and
threw
them into a car yard!
I've done that. In all fairness, they started by throwing glass
bottles at me.
I too have had numerous items lobbed at me from moving vehicles,
including but not limit to, batteries, a beer bottle, some coke cans,
tomatoes and a MacDonald's drink.

I wonder how many pedestrians have had debris thrown at them?

And would that be more or less than thrown at people in bed?

Maybe it's why people fall down stairs, dodging missiles?

Only descending 12 % grades at +70k/h.

On 2/15/2011 7:01 PM, DirtRoadie wrote:
On Feb 15, 4:52 pm, wrote:
DirtRoadie wrote:
On Feb 15, 3:51 pm, wrote:
landotter wrote:
On Feb 15, 3:32 pm, wrote:
I know one rider who was being abused for riding his bicycle, so he
reached into the car and took the vehicle keys, then rode off and threw
them into a car yard!
I've done that. In all fairness, they started by throwing glass
bottles at me.
I too have had numerous items lobbed at me from moving vehicles,
including but not limit to, batteries, a beer bottle, some coke cans,
tomatoes and a MacDonald's drink.

I wonder how many pedestrians have had debris thrown at them?

And would that be more or less than thrown at people in bed?

Maybe it's why people fall down stairs, dodging missiles?

Or slipping/tripping on the accumulated debris.

Peds don't belong in bike lanes.