Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 40,863
Likes: 3,115
From: Sacramento, California, USA
Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Canyon Exceed, Specialized Transition, Ellsworth Roots, Ridley Excalibur
Crappy. The driver of a POS Buick apparently didn't think I belonged in the lane. She rode up to my wheel and honked. I gave her The Look and kept pedaling. She laid on the horn for the next couple of blocks and for a moment I thought of just slowing to a trackstand but I know the timing on the lights in that stretch and knew that if I kept the pace I'd make all the lights. Screw her. I'm not riding in the door zone just because she's late. It's especially irksome because that stretch is a three-lane one-way boulevard and the middle and left lanes were clear. Just go around!
Then about a mile further, the driver of a POS Honda tried to occupy the same space that I was traveling in. This one appeared to be clueless and inattentive rather than malicious. Unfortunately, I was still hot from the first JAM and I yelled a bad word at her.
Still and all, I arrived at work on time and in one piece. And that's all that really counts.