Sometimes, I really hate cars

[marni]

welcome to almost every one of my rides here in the outer burbs of Houston. In my case it's almost always either a suburban mom on the cell phone or the dude in the white F 150 pick em up with the jacked up wheels.

Just try to be safe- I spend a lot of time muttering imprecations and calling people a hholes. I also have a whole selection of made up songs about A holes. I also mutter blow it up your A at those who honk at me.

I have learned to not let it rattle me or influence my enjoyment of my ride but it takes energy and patience.

hang in there and believe deeply in Karma.

[trista]

I'm so glad to hear there are other a-holes on the road and they aren't all following me around, lol. It helps to commiserate. And I love Marni's attitude.

And yes, the cell phone, ugh.... I have found that the most dangerous places for me on my bike are where subdivisions exit to a main road. Those have to be the most-run stop signs, and that's where people approach the main road while texting, checking email, gabbing on the phone, putting on lipstick....

[MomOnBike]

It's not the cars. Cars all by themselves just sit in one place and rust - which is fine by me.

To be precise, what we are complaining about is the loose nut behind the wheel in said cars.

Drivers - - - Grrr.