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07-28-01, 09:13 PM
No self-pity here.
If anything, I pity the drivers who don't even know what they are
missing.
But fact is, I am alone (almost.)
When I ride to work, I am in my own world. Cyclists know where I'm at. But I'm not around cyclists. I am alone in a motorist's world, one in which they slumber contentedly, unaware that that lone cyclist out there has actually proved cars are not the only way to get to work.
I notice things they will never notice in their cars. I notice how the rain last night has changed the debris patterns on the edge of the roadway. I notice the stretches of road that always have pebbles, even after years of traffic. :confused: I know the familiar cracks and ripples and pits (not potholes, but gouges out of the pavement...where did these come from?) I am prepared for that hanging branch that stick out into the roadway. I know how much it will take to top the next hill and keep a good pace. And I especially love to discover new ways to get where I am going, even if it takes me well out of my way!
I love to see other cyclists, even if they don't wave! I know what they are experiencing, and I can relate to their world.
Motorists, get on your bikes! (We don't bite!) ;)
If anything, I pity the drivers who don't even know what they are
missing.
But fact is, I am alone (almost.)
When I ride to work, I am in my own world. Cyclists know where I'm at. But I'm not around cyclists. I am alone in a motorist's world, one in which they slumber contentedly, unaware that that lone cyclist out there has actually proved cars are not the only way to get to work.
I notice things they will never notice in their cars. I notice how the rain last night has changed the debris patterns on the edge of the roadway. I notice the stretches of road that always have pebbles, even after years of traffic. :confused: I know the familiar cracks and ripples and pits (not potholes, but gouges out of the pavement...where did these come from?) I am prepared for that hanging branch that stick out into the roadway. I know how much it will take to top the next hill and keep a good pace. And I especially love to discover new ways to get where I am going, even if it takes me well out of my way!
I love to see other cyclists, even if they don't wave! I know what they are experiencing, and I can relate to their world.
Motorists, get on your bikes! (We don't bite!) ;)