So friends welcome to the second post.
Update on pictures of my bike...i am too lazy to do it. But i do want to write a little bit about the rides i have been having.
So I have been riding to work for about three weeks and i have developed some perspectives and beliefs ( and i will be sharing those with you now because this is the internet and i can with no type of social responsibility.) And yes i got a flat this week.
The Crosswalk issue
There are three types of people when it comes to cross walk etiquette. I will now list them using various types of slang and angst.
The Don't care Butthead
this person is a butthead. and let me tell you why ( and i can because this is the internet). They pull through the crosswalk with disregard of coming to a complete stop, they talk on the phone or get mad at the people using the crosswalk like its some huge inconvenience to come to a complete stop before they fly through the crosswalk at 25 miles an hour.
Now i know that a Bike does not have the same rights as a car ( and people who think they do are nuts) but come to a complete stop or i will spit on your windshield.
The second is
Oops My Bad.
Not as bad as the butthead but just as dangerous. these folks like to pull through the crosswalk see you then back up and give a guilty head nod or wave. While i don't mind them i have had to yell at some( again bikes are not the same as cars). But to this person i say "hey you have seen your sin, now go and sin no more"
The last....
The Golden Child
These are the rare and the few. The driver who is diligent... hands at 10 and 2, eyes checking the mirror and blind spot. They see me before i see them. as i cross i the crosswalk they hold up traffic from half a block away so they can turn right with out even coming close to hitting me.. To them i tip my helmet, and would stop to help them change a flat. You Golden Child are a rare and beautiful breed. God Bless.
By the way...
Cars are big and made of metal bikes are small and people are made of things that can be splattered Always give the SUV/car/Truck/Van the right of way. Why....BECAUSE ITS A CAR
1 comment:
Let's just say I have seen many of those buttheads out there. Welcome to my world of biking...UGH. I went to the Mac store and walked into HEAVEN on Monday. I already have my list going of how my dell will be RETIRED and how I will take my VISTA and SMASH IT with a bat like in the movie Office Space.
Miss you guys and I will be a regular bill blog follower.
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