Originally Posted by
gerv
Generally, I'm a pretty easy-going human being.
But when a car driver advises me to "Ride safe!", my tongue starts to swell, my fists clench and I feel like my blood pressure is going thru the roof.
To my mind.. even when meant in a "nice" way... it means I am riding an inherently unsafe vehicle and they are not.
No other way to interpret it.
And it just irritates me like nothing else.
Anyone else out there?
It's probably a genuine concern: ride safe; don't be hit or run over by one of us drivers. I'd appreciate the advice. A bike on the road with vehicles is so much more vulnerable than a vehicle. What were you expecting? A driver that says "Get off the road!"?