I was rolling along Valencia Street in the bike lane, where a Mercedes kept wandering into my lane.
It was obvious the driver was looking for a parking spot, and when it found one, he was oblivious to me, despite having a Niterider attached to my helmet.
Since I barely avoided getting taken out, I slapped his passenger mirror. He responded with a chickensh*t accleration, which I gave him a brake check and the obligatory "step out the car". Naturally, he does nothing, and I ride away.
The only reason why I mention this is that 2 hours later, I was talking with a few friends, and one girl mentions she barely notices cyclists (or anyone else) when she drives.
I didn't get mad or slap her in the face. I was actually very understanding considering she just told me "I come this close to hitting cyclists all the time".
I'm still trying to reconcile the two reactions, myself ready to vandalize a car and punch out a driver, and being sympathetic to a bad driver.
It was obvious the driver was looking for a parking spot, and when it found one, he was oblivious to me, despite having a Niterider attached to my helmet.
Since I barely avoided getting taken out, I slapped his passenger mirror. He responded with a chickensh*t accleration, which I gave him a brake check and the obligatory "step out the car". Naturally, he does nothing, and I ride away.
The only reason why I mention this is that 2 hours later, I was talking with a few friends, and one girl mentions she barely notices cyclists (or anyone else) when she drives.
I didn't get mad or slap her in the face. I was actually very understanding considering she just told me "I come this close to hitting cyclists all the time".
I'm still trying to reconcile the two reactions, myself ready to vandalize a car and punch out a driver, and being sympathetic to a bad driver.