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  1. #1
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    Oh I don't know, the girlfriend letter is just evil enough for me........

  2. #2
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    I'm just glad to hear you're OK. Let me guess - a Black SUV?? we had another thread here once before about the type and colour of vehicles that seem to have it in for cyclists. Kids et al aside, yet another reason I'm glad I ride a bike path every day. NM has the dumbest drivers around - the thought of being on the street with them scares me just sitting here at my desk!
    and good for you in filing the report. maybe you can include the police report file # when you mail him his Law and Regulations packet??
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    Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand, strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming: "Yeah Baby! What a Ride!"

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    Check with your local bike advocacy group. The one in our area (St. Louis, MO) just mailed a letter to an offender that threw a salad dressing container at a cyclist and broke his glasses.

    Gosh, that's really scary that someone is willing to use their vehicle as a weapon like that. I wonder what's so wrong in their life? So glad you weren't hurt!!
    I used to have an open mind but my brains kept falling out.

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    Geez, glad you are OK

    Heard a similar scary story tonight while riding with the local club. A few folks were out riding Saturday when an SUV actually clipped a rider with its right side mirror, apparently intentionally (according to one of the riders who was looking back and saw the car swerve TOWARD the rider!!!) Good for the rider, she bobbled but did not fall and....wouldn't you know, they caught up with the driver about a mile up the road when a train came down the tracks. They all pulled up, got his tag number and tried to talk but he wouldn't roll the window down. A police car happened by a few miles later and they waved him down and gave him the tag #. Met him at the station 30 minutes later and they find out the guy has a revoked license! So now he's got a warrant sworn out for driving w/out a license...and for assault.

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    One more vote for the girlfriend letter

    I'm glad you are OK! I had a motorist cut me off (I was going downhill at about 30 mph!) and I followed him into the parking lot. I said, "You could have killed me!" His response: "You could have scratched my car!" and he went into the store. I called 911 and within a few minutes a cop was there. Imagine his surprise when he emerged from the store to find me and a cop standing by his car! The cop made me leave (I was a a little angry) so I don't know what happened. Made me feel better, though.
    To train a dog, you must be more interesting than dirt.

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    Wink

    This was a silver infiniti QX5 - a 2004 model according to my lookup owned by a remodeling and construction company.

    I still can't believe I was stupid enough to chase him to the light and pull up next to his dirvers side window and stare him right in the face! What was I thinking? In Texas people can carry guns you know!

    (PublicData.com is a fee based service - about 20 bucks a year - that provides a LOT of info for some states - Texas is one it covers pretty well - I have an account so if you ever need a tag number looked up, let me know - I think it's well worth the 20 dollars as you can look up criminal records and stuff too which is great for you single ladies who are dating!)

    Michelle

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    Oh and the only other vehicles that have almost sideswiped me were Lexus's - in the same area of town as the Infiniti yesterday.

    Bunch of North Dallas creepy car snobs....(I can say that - I live north of Dallas and I drive an SUV!)

 

 

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