Old 08-16-05, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Longhorn
Did they offer any explanation as to why they did it? Did they just misjudge how close they came to you or were they trying to "teach you a lesson?" It doesn't seem likely that they would apologize for the latter.

Glad you put a human face on the risk they were taking. One motorist at a time.
The first "buzzer" (I was riding on a two lane road, and both times both lanes were wide open) was a female in her 40s/50s. She just said she was sorry. I was sooooooooooo shocked by the reaction, that I couldn't say much other than "I'm trying to protect myself, please be more carefull".

The second "buzzer" (biker-dude sporting tats, and a doo-rag) stated that he was sorry, and stated something to the effect of "I thought there was a car in the other lane", and "I'm a motorcyclist, so I would never try anything like that". Again, I was shocked (especially because I though this guy would be up for a physical confrontation), so I just stated the previous about watching out for my safety .. blah, blah.

Regardless, it was a very odd ending to my ride yesterday!
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