This is a super tough situation for our whole society. Tough to put in bicycling terms, but it's something like:

- I saw hundreds and hundreds of people riding through the glass
- Many well paid professional advisors told me to ride through the glass
- Riding through the glass was the smart decision for many years in a row
- A big pot of gold was waiting on the other side of the glass.
- I thought I knew better, but I rode through the glass anyway....

...now 1 out of 5 of us has a flat tire, and we're not going to get home unless we stop and help the folks who left home unprepared to fix a flat.



Hmmm...not sure if the analogy works, but I think it's a little more complicated than just a simple bad decision....


(BTW, as for my own situation, I did not ride through the glass, but I know folks who did...I am not sure how I feel about the bail out, just trying to understand in cycling terms...)