Anyone been bullied for Cycling?
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Anyone been bullied for Cycling?
I have people yelling stuff at me from cars all the time.
Like "Nice bike fa*" and "BIKE ARE FOR PUS**IES"
But today i went and did laundry and some guy was like "you bike people are all hippy commies and don't contribute to the economy" I asked the man to get away from me and then went into the bathroom to refill my water bottle from the sink.. when i came back out he was like "Oh, You people think you're so better than everyone"
Why do people not like bike riders..
A few days ago some teens where throwing bricks off a bridge just at bike riders..
Like "Nice bike fa*" and "BIKE ARE FOR PUS**IES"
But today i went and did laundry and some guy was like "you bike people are all hippy commies and don't contribute to the economy" I asked the man to get away from me and then went into the bathroom to refill my water bottle from the sink.. when i came back out he was like "Oh, You people think you're so better than everyone"
Why do people not like bike riders..
A few days ago some teens where throwing bricks off a bridge just at bike riders..
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I have people yelling stuff at me from cars all the time.
Like "Nice bike fa*" and "BIKE ARE FOR PUS**IES"
But today i went and did laundry and some guy was like "you bike people are all hippy commies and don't contribute to the economy" I asked the man to get away from me and then went into the bathroom to refill my water bottle from the sink.. when i came back out he was like "Oh, You people think you're so better than everyone"
Why do people not like bike riders..
A few days ago some teens where throwing bricks off a bridge just at bike riders..
Like "Nice bike fa*" and "BIKE ARE FOR PUS**IES"
But today i went and did laundry and some guy was like "you bike people are all hippy commies and don't contribute to the economy" I asked the man to get away from me and then went into the bathroom to refill my water bottle from the sink.. when i came back out he was like "Oh, You people think you're so better than everyone"
Why do people not like bike riders..
A few days ago some teens where throwing bricks off a bridge just at bike riders..
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I've had things thrown at me from cars as they pass me (I am always in the bike lane) so they are just being jerks..
I have yet to be struck from a launched item..
I have yet to be struck from a launched item..
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Perhaps you live in an area with a disproportionate number of jerks.
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Sorry you are experiencing that. Where are you located? Can't say I've had the same treatment.
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I live in augusta maine..
I think he was talking about that i don't pay taxes for a car and gas because i have a bike?
What i don't get is how can someone be a commie hippie?
I think he was talking about that i don't pay taxes for a car and gas because i have a bike?
What i don't get is how can someone be a commie hippie?
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I have people yelling stuff at me from cars all the time.
Like "Nice bike fa*" and "BIKE ARE FOR PUS**IES"
But today i went and did laundry and some guy was like "you bike people are all hippy commies and don't contribute to the economy" I asked the man to get away from me and then went into the bathroom to refill my water bottle from the sink.. when i came back out he was like "Oh, You people think you're so better than everyone"
Why do people not like bike riders..
A few days ago some teens where throwing bricks off a bridge just at bike riders..
Like "Nice bike fa*" and "BIKE ARE FOR PUS**IES"
But today i went and did laundry and some guy was like "you bike people are all hippy commies and don't contribute to the economy" I asked the man to get away from me and then went into the bathroom to refill my water bottle from the sink.. when i came back out he was like "Oh, You people think you're so better than everyone"
Why do people not like bike riders..
A few days ago some teens where throwing bricks off a bridge just at bike riders..
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A couple of years ago, a car passed me and squeezed me very close against some parked cars. I gave a "WTF!?!" as I dropped in behind him and moved over to the left side. The drive had his window open, looked at me and said "you got a problem d-head?" He clearly did it on purpose. I've had people pass us and yell like we were impeding them, when there was no other traffic, and they had a whole other lane to move into. I really don't get the hate when there was absolutely no harm done.
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I've never had anyone say anything derogatory to me while I've been riding a bicycle, hiking, or motorcycling, etc. Or at least not that I could hear...
However, this apparently is not so uncommon with male bicyclists that wear spandex. And no, I don't have anything against such riders like some people do; I'm just stating what I've heard over the last couple of decades of riding.
However, this apparently is not so uncommon with male bicyclists that wear spandex. And no, I don't have anything against such riders like some people do; I'm just stating what I've heard over the last couple of decades of riding.
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I have people yelling stuff at me from cars all the time.
Like "Nice bike fa*" and "BIKE ARE FOR PUS**IES"
But today i went and did laundry and some guy was like "you bike people are all hippy commies and don't contribute to the economy" I asked the man to get away from me and then went into the bathroom to refill my water bottle from the sink.. when i came back out he was like "Oh, You people think you're so better than everyone"
Why do people not like bike riders..
A few days ago some teens where throwing bricks off a bridge just at bike riders..
Like "Nice bike fa*" and "BIKE ARE FOR PUS**IES"
But today i went and did laundry and some guy was like "you bike people are all hippy commies and don't contribute to the economy" I asked the man to get away from me and then went into the bathroom to refill my water bottle from the sink.. when i came back out he was like "Oh, You people think you're so better than everyone"
Why do people not like bike riders..
A few days ago some teens where throwing bricks off a bridge just at bike riders..
I think motorists' hate cyclists' for three reasons. Entitlement to the road. Also jealousy for lack expense incurred by using a bike. Lastly, The ease with which to get around.
I've never had anyone say anything derogatory to me while I've been riding a bicycle, hiking, or motorcycling, etc. Or at least not that I could hear...
However, this apparently is not so uncommon with male bicyclists that wear spandex. And no, I don't have anything against such riders like some people do; I'm just stating what I've heard over the last couple of decades of riding.
However, this apparently is not so uncommon with male bicyclists that wear spandex. And no, I don't have anything against such riders like some people do; I'm just stating what I've heard over the last couple of decades of riding.
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Sometimes it's fun to play with the idiots.
When someone in a truck full of 4 or 5 construction workers shouted, "Nice ass, f**s!" at a bunch of us while on a group ride, I replied "Sorry, I don't swing that way, but it's OK if you do. But I wonder what your buddies are gonna say now that know you think men's asses are nice." About 75-80% of the truck's occupants started laughing their asses off, while the remaining 20-25% looked like they were going to explode.
On a Saturday solo ride, a driver in a work panel truck buzzed me, and when I caught up to him at a red light, he rolled down his window and started the standard, "Get on the sidewalk!" tripe. I replied, "Do you know why you have to work on weekends driving a truck, while I can ride a bike that's worth more than your car? Because you're not only an ignorant idiot that's unaware of the law, you insist in showing off your ignorant idiocy to people you don't even know. If you'd just learn to shut up not as many people would know how stupid you are."
Most of the time I just ignore 'em.
When someone in a truck full of 4 or 5 construction workers shouted, "Nice ass, f**s!" at a bunch of us while on a group ride, I replied "Sorry, I don't swing that way, but it's OK if you do. But I wonder what your buddies are gonna say now that know you think men's asses are nice." About 75-80% of the truck's occupants started laughing their asses off, while the remaining 20-25% looked like they were going to explode.
On a Saturday solo ride, a driver in a work panel truck buzzed me, and when I caught up to him at a red light, he rolled down his window and started the standard, "Get on the sidewalk!" tripe. I replied, "Do you know why you have to work on weekends driving a truck, while I can ride a bike that's worth more than your car? Because you're not only an ignorant idiot that's unaware of the law, you insist in showing off your ignorant idiocy to people you don't even know. If you'd just learn to shut up not as many people would know how stupid you are."
Most of the time I just ignore 'em.
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If a driver threatens you, take out your phone and make a big show of taking a picture of the license plate. That usually does the trick.
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Sometimes it's fun to play with the idiots.
When someone in a truck full of 4 or 5 construction workers shouted, "Nice ass, f**s!" at a bunch of us while on a group ride, I replied "Sorry, I don't swing that way, but it's OK if you do. But I wonder what your buddies are gonna say now that know you think men's asses are nice." About 75-80% of the truck's occupants started laughing their asses off, while the remaining 20-25% looked like they were going to explode.
On a Saturday solo ride, a driver in a work panel truck buzzed me, and when I caught up to him at a red light, he rolled down his window and started the standard, "Get on the sidewalk!" tripe. I replied, "Do you know why you have to work on weekends driving a truck, while I can ride a bike that's worth more than your car? Because you're not only an ignorant idiot that's unaware of the law, you insist in showing off your ignorant idiocy to people you don't even know. If you'd just learn to shut up not as many people would know how stupid you are."
Most of the time I just ignore 'em.
When someone in a truck full of 4 or 5 construction workers shouted, "Nice ass, f**s!" at a bunch of us while on a group ride, I replied "Sorry, I don't swing that way, but it's OK if you do. But I wonder what your buddies are gonna say now that know you think men's asses are nice." About 75-80% of the truck's occupants started laughing their asses off, while the remaining 20-25% looked like they were going to explode.
On a Saturday solo ride, a driver in a work panel truck buzzed me, and when I caught up to him at a red light, he rolled down his window and started the standard, "Get on the sidewalk!" tripe. I replied, "Do you know why you have to work on weekends driving a truck, while I can ride a bike that's worth more than your car? Because you're not only an ignorant idiot that's unaware of the law, you insist in showing off your ignorant idiocy to people you don't even know. If you'd just learn to shut up not as many people would know how stupid you are."
Most of the time I just ignore 'em.
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Back in the day... when hippie's roamed north America........ many were actually members of the communist party. It was even considered common (although not as frequent as imagined) that many hippies lived in communes. The sharing of efforts and resources was central to the movement. The concept of a more free life-style... unencumbered from ambitious efforts and labors sounded very attractive to many.
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Surprisingly where I am, drivers seem to be courteous and let me cross the streets even when they are the only car around. Some will stop and hold other cars while I need to cross over a lane or such.
I've only had one incident so far where I'm making a left turn at an intersection and a pickup truck crosses over right after i'm making a left heading into the same direction and gives me a look.
I've only had one incident so far where I'm making a left turn at an intersection and a pickup truck crosses over right after i'm making a left heading into the same direction and gives me a look.
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I thought that a country that import oil lose money. If a country buy 1 million of oil from outside then get back from folks via taxes it's still 1 million that went away.
Best option is to use less oil that what the country is able to produce. That's what bicycles are for
And even in a country like Canada that produce more oil that needed. Using bicycles could help preventing the Dutch disease. A great topic for the P&R forum.
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