Brandi
02-23-2006, 07:48 AM
I have this great 15 mile round trip I like to bike. It goes through farm land very curvy and hilly (great for endurance) Sometimes I do it twice. but the road is not very wide. And there are normally very few cars on the road. That is why I like it. But the cars that are on this road speed. It's like a darn car commercial out there. One windy day I didn't get out of the way enough for this one guy who thought he was James bond racing to catch the bad guy. I didn't hear him cause it was windy. So he sticks he's hand out he's sun roof and gives me the finger. Now I am a lady ,but I couldn't help myself cause he came really close to me, so I gave him the finger back.
Now I know that was not the right thing to do. I know he could have come back around and really done something. But I had a riding buddy with me so I wasn't to worried (oh and I carry pepper spray).
A week later in our local paper some guy wrote about how he is sick of bike riders taking up the road out where I bike.He says we should pay more attention to approaching cars. That we should here them coming and get out of the way. I should have wrote a rebuttal.:mad: But I didn't. All I know is when it is windy you can not here car's coming up on you. I have a mirror but on the hilly roads you see the car's coming last minute. Ohhh he was so rude! And before you drive onto this road there is a sign with a bike and it says share the road! Duh!!! Well I guess it's good he didn't turn around and come after me. Thanks for letting me vent!
Now I know that was not the right thing to do. I know he could have come back around and really done something. But I had a riding buddy with me so I wasn't to worried (oh and I carry pepper spray).
A week later in our local paper some guy wrote about how he is sick of bike riders taking up the road out where I bike.He says we should pay more attention to approaching cars. That we should here them coming and get out of the way. I should have wrote a rebuttal.:mad: But I didn't. All I know is when it is windy you can not here car's coming up on you. I have a mirror but on the hilly roads you see the car's coming last minute. Ohhh he was so rude! And before you drive onto this road there is a sign with a bike and it says share the road! Duh!!! Well I guess it's good he didn't turn around and come after me. Thanks for letting me vent!