InfamousG
08-18-05, 02:25 PM
I got buzzed about 20' from a stop sign during yesterdays riide. I had a route for my ride semi-planned out, I never really do a whole lot of thought. I was planning about a 20 mile relaxed ride.
Anuway, this jerk and a beater of a car decides that I shouldn't be on the road (on a side street no less). He blares his horn and guns the engine (keep in mind there was no traffic other than he and I on this road and he had about 3 car widths of space to freely use for passing me. I was doing maybe 14mph in a 25zone. So after he passes me, I'm a little bit shaken, but it got the adreniline going. I notice that he was polite enough to use it right turn signal when he got to the stop sign he was so eager to get to. He was turning on to a main road (2 lanes in each direction, no shoulder, 30mph speed limit).
I was planning on going straight, but I decided to turn the same way as he was and haul-ass down the street, taking the right-hand lane. We both waited for a clearing in traffic. Being on a bike meant I could get my head a few more feet up and see the hole sooner. I took the lane, and booked it up to about 25-30mph. This guy goes into the left lane and tries to gun it past me. In order to catch up and pass, he probably hit about 45mph as he passed. He cranked his horn once again while passing me. At the next side street, waiting for us to pass so he could turn right, was a city cop car. I made eye contact with the cop, pointed at the car whom was just finishing blaring his horn, the cop nodded and put on the lights pulling the jerk over.
I slowed back down to 18mph (since I had no traffic behind me and was a little winded from the sprint).
By the time I reached the cop and his soon to be ticketed new friend, I noticed the driver's window was down. As I rode by I made sure to inform him that he was indeed the part of the body used for excrement removal. Middle finger went up and out of the car window. I turned at the next corner to go back to my originally intended route.
I made sure to say thank you to the cop as I passed coming back the other way (on the sidewalk now, legal and expected down that street). Last I heard was "Step out of the car, sir"
Anuway, this jerk and a beater of a car decides that I shouldn't be on the road (on a side street no less). He blares his horn and guns the engine (keep in mind there was no traffic other than he and I on this road and he had about 3 car widths of space to freely use for passing me. I was doing maybe 14mph in a 25zone. So after he passes me, I'm a little bit shaken, but it got the adreniline going. I notice that he was polite enough to use it right turn signal when he got to the stop sign he was so eager to get to. He was turning on to a main road (2 lanes in each direction, no shoulder, 30mph speed limit).
I was planning on going straight, but I decided to turn the same way as he was and haul-ass down the street, taking the right-hand lane. We both waited for a clearing in traffic. Being on a bike meant I could get my head a few more feet up and see the hole sooner. I took the lane, and booked it up to about 25-30mph. This guy goes into the left lane and tries to gun it past me. In order to catch up and pass, he probably hit about 45mph as he passed. He cranked his horn once again while passing me. At the next side street, waiting for us to pass so he could turn right, was a city cop car. I made eye contact with the cop, pointed at the car whom was just finishing blaring his horn, the cop nodded and put on the lights pulling the jerk over.
I slowed back down to 18mph (since I had no traffic behind me and was a little winded from the sprint).
By the time I reached the cop and his soon to be ticketed new friend, I noticed the driver's window was down. As I rode by I made sure to inform him that he was indeed the part of the body used for excrement removal. Middle finger went up and out of the car window. I turned at the next corner to go back to my originally intended route.
I made sure to say thank you to the cop as I passed coming back the other way (on the sidewalk now, legal and expected down that street). Last I heard was "Step out of the car, sir"