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05-28-04, 09:26 PM
I decided to start communting today with my new Trek 1200. The ride is about 5 miles down a completely flat road. Not too hard but not too many bilers so I guess driversdon't know what to do. Two things really scared me about my ride and during each incident I felt my life was at risk due to another pesons utter disregard for me and recklessness.
1)About halfway through my ride there was a section of broken glass in the shoulder, instead of puncturing my tired I decided to ride on the white line of the shoulder. I start to hear honks in the distance, slowly getting lowder and lowder. Eventually the car gets to me slows down. The drivers says "**** you *******!" then throw a full water bottle at me narrowly mising my head.
2)Near the end of my ride this old woman in a lincoln misses me by about half a foot. I dont even think she saw me. If I was a bit farther to the left I would have been hit.
These two incidents really disturbed me. Truthfully, I feel very threatened and am considering not communting(this isnt the first time I've been honked at/yelled at for absolutwly nothing but riding). how do you guys react to this stuff?
1)About halfway through my ride there was a section of broken glass in the shoulder, instead of puncturing my tired I decided to ride on the white line of the shoulder. I start to hear honks in the distance, slowly getting lowder and lowder. Eventually the car gets to me slows down. The drivers says "**** you *******!" then throw a full water bottle at me narrowly mising my head.
2)Near the end of my ride this old woman in a lincoln misses me by about half a foot. I dont even think she saw me. If I was a bit farther to the left I would have been hit.
These two incidents really disturbed me. Truthfully, I feel very threatened and am considering not communting(this isnt the first time I've been honked at/yelled at for absolutwly nothing but riding). how do you guys react to this stuff?