It was a dark and foggy morning.

Knot was walking her dog on the sidewalk. In the dark and foggy distance she saw what looked like another pedestrian on the sidewalk. At least 30 yards away. No problem.

But no! Moments later she saw a glint of street light reflecting off handlebars. It was a BIKE, and now only a couple yards away! Knot and her dog were right in its path!

She called out, "Whoa! Didn't see you without a light! Sorry!" and hustled her dog off the sidewalk and out of the bike's way.

Cyclist ninja-girl proceeded to snark at Knot as she rode away.

Knot does not enjoy being called interesting names at quarter to seven in the morning, especially not when she has just abandoned the sidewalk and apologized to the aforementioned ninja-girl cyclist.

Knot was now feeling a bit of a cranky self-righteous passive-aggressive b*tch herself. Her faith in the general goodness of all bike-kind was slightly frayed.

Part 2

It was a twilit pre-sunrise morning, with fog just starting to thin out.

Knot was driving to work on a high-speed arterial with cars parked on the shoulders. Suddenly she sees a cyclist (dressed in dark colors with no lights, just like Snarky Girl) weaving in and out around the parked cars. Riding one-handed. Because he was carrying a coffee in his left hand.

There is a traffic-calmed bicycle boulevard one block to the west.

Knot was now VERY cranky.

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Knot is a cyclist. Knot thinks bicycles are the second greatest invention in the universe. (After beer) If Knot (self-annointed patron saint of pedalling) got cranky this morning, imagine how Joe Blow feels when these events occur in his life. Joe Blow becomes very unhappy. Joe Blow does not feel the velo love.

Moral of the Story: Please don't be stupid, dangerous, irresponsible, or rude. That kind of stuff turns people against ALL cyclists.