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Old 01-23-12 | 12:14 AM
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From: Fort Worth, Texas Church of Hopeful Uncertainty

Bikes: 1966 Raleigh DL-1 Tourist, 1973 Schwinn Varsity, 1983 Raleigh Marathon, 1994 Nishiki Sport XRS

Odd ride tonight

On my way to the Sunday group ride, I turned behind a pickup truck. The truck was going very slowly, so I just kind of hung out behind it, figuring it was about to make a turn or something. Then it sped up a bit. I kept pace, but not too close.

I noticed that the truck passed very close to a parked car, so I backed off a bit. It got up to the next parked vehicle, a pickup truck, and BANG she hits her review mirror on the mirror of the parked truck.

She stopped there and I just took off and went around her. At that point, I just didn't want to be involved with whatever happened next. As I put distance between us, I heard her jump on the accelerator and spin the tires. Then she did it again, chirping them. I thought she turned around and went the other way.

About four or five blocks later, she pulls up next to me at a red light and asks, "What was that?" I told her, "Ma'am, you hit a parked car." She said, "I didn't think I was that close." I said, "Ma'am, you're driving a pickup, not a compact car." Then she says, "It was because your headlight was too bright! I was blinded!" I just rolled my eyes. At that point, the light turned green and we both took off.

It was just a really, really strange incident. She wasn't slurring her speech or anything, but I think she was probably kind of drunk.
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