My commute today was unnecessarily crazy.
It started off well with my 16 year old son commuting with me. He broke off to head to city center while I continued just south of downtown. I was continuing at an intersection straight and a vehicle in the left turn lane from the opposite direction saw me (we made eye contact, I'm wearing bright lime yellow, bright pink helmet) and punched it across traffic, cutting off another car running parallel to me and came within 5 feet of taking me out. Slammed on his horn, flipped me off, screamed at me (from within his car with windows up) and just refused to be civil. He left rubber on the road both stopping FAR TOO CLOSE to me, and then when he accelerated after allowing me keep my life. Where are the police? I don't want a police state with cameras at every corner, but man! I got more of a work out from the adrenaline than i needed. I am finding it difficult to concentrate at work today.