I am riding home from work three days ago and I come to an intersection that I have to take on my route home. On my way to work I turn right at this intesection so no big deal, but on my way home I pretty much have to make a left-which is the scary part. I dislike this intesection enough that when I get to it on my ride home I will usually unclip and walk my bike through the cross walk both directions to make that eventual left turn toward home.

So the light turns green and the little walking man lights up. I glance over my left shoulder to make sure I'm safe and start to take that first step off the curb. No soon do I step off the curb that some dumb@$$ woman driving her subaru tries to take the curb like a Forumla One driver. There was no way that she didn't see me because I could see her checking me and my birdie in her review. I continue on from the first lane and into the second and just as I am lowering my arm a large truck turns RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME into the third lane. Just as the truck cut in front of me I could hear another lady scream from inside her car (she ended up pulling over to make sure I was ok- she had thought the truck was going to hit me). The truck could have taken the first lane behind me or waited ten seconds and have whatever lane he/she wanted.

The remaining 10 miles home was miserable. My legs were shaking enough that they didn't want to work properly. Are people really that homacidal? I felt like my life was endangered for no good reason at all.

I swear they should pass a law that if endanger a pedestrian or cyclist and you are at fault that you should be beaten, have your car impounded and your licence taken away, and issued a Huffy to commute on.