Quote Originally Posted by PamNY View Post
Honestly, fear would keep me quiet in case of true road rage in a suburban or rural setting. What would happen in my mind after that I don't know.

The stuff I deal with is just New Yorkers being mouthy. A few drivers sound nasty, but in NYC they are used to cyclists and aren't likely to actually do anything.

Pam
I was thinking of a time recently when a passenger in a car yelled at me "Get up on the sidewalk!" I was riding in a safe, legal part of the street and had as much right to be where I was as the people in the car. In fact, it's illegal for bicyclists over age 12 to ride on the sidewalk in my city.

I shouted "No!" as the car was driving off, and someone in the car shouted back at me. The incident and others like it leave me feeling a bit shaken and annoyed.

So when Lisa said "Don't pay any attention to people who don't even ride bikes and have no clue- just do what's safe," that got me wondering what techniques people use to feel less negative about these encounters.

Maybe it would be helpful for me to say to myself, "They're clueless. They don't even ride bikes."
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