(That’s what the idiot driver said to me as I was sprawled on the pavement.)
Jamie from C&L and Intoxination sent me this link. Fellow cyclist Ezra Klein on bikers vs. cars:
…the dangers of biking have a cultural component. American drivers aren’t very used to bikers. They’re not on the lookout for them. When they do see them, they tend to be offended by their presence, and dumbfounded that they’d try and take up a lane and slow down the road’s rightful users: Cars.
As Jamie pointed out, some of the comments from drivers are disturbing.
The other day, I was riding with my daughter and a guy in an SUV pulled up next to us and yelled, “Are you gonna take up the whole road?!” Naturally, I yelled back, “YEAH!” It’s worth noting that we were in a residential neighborhood with zero other traffic — and the driver, while yelling at us, was driving in the on-coming lane.
However, I concede that some cyclists do dumb things, but the tie should go to the weaker competitor. A car will always kill or injure a cyclist. Vice versa not so much.
