No worries! I just reacted a bit strongly, as I am relatively fresh from a meeting that included the Rockland County Sheriff's patrol chief. He's a perfectly nice guy and would probably give you the benefit of the doubt, but lots of police departments in Northern New Jersey and wealthy river towns in Rockland are just aiming for cyclists. To be honest with you, a lot of them deserve it because they ride like "tools." If they want to race, they should raise money for a velodrome.

But the people who really get harmed by all this are folks like me and most of us that just want to go out for a ride and get along with everybody. We have to deal with pre-conceived notions, etc. That's why I have had beverage cans thrown at me and all sorts of other stuff. It's gotten so bad at times that I wanted to get jerseys printed that said something to the effect of "This ride is being video taped for my protection and to aid law enforcement."