Originally Posted by
KonAaron Snake
...The "they're out to get us, we have to post everything that shows we're at war" mentality in this forum is childish and unproductive.
I have used the "war" comparison a few times here. I never meant "war" in the sense that motorists are out there actively trying to harm us. I use the term to promote the notion that many cyclists who leave home without a care in the world never make it back home. Perhaps if they had acted more like people
were actually trying to kill them a few more would still be with us.
I don't feel like any motorist is out to get me, or no more than one in a million maybe. But the semantics are irrelevant if you get "blown up" by a drunk or texting motorist. My friends who act like they are at war survive some crazy stuff, while others who are JRA (Just Riding Along) with their heads in the clouds enjoying their bike ride are the ones getting hosed.
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