Originally Posted by
CommuterRun
The cyclist having video equipment means nothing, other than the cops grasping for an excuse to do nothing. The plow driver easily showed himself to be a bigger ignorant jerk than the cyclist.
No doubt...the cops and the city folks didn't come off much better either, but the guy really didn't have to put himself in that situation. Yes, he had every right to be on the road, but being right doesn't always provide a happy ending. The guy didn't get hurt, which is a good thing obviously, but he still got a scare, a bath and the aggravation of dealing with the city and the cops afterward. By simply taking a quick detour he could have avoided all that.
Good example: my little thread hijack with climbhoser. While it may have been the right thing to do to demand an apology for his crack to lbb, it caused a lot of needless aggravation and could end up with me getting my old, feeble, butt kicked! Sometimes doing what you feel is the right thing can have results that open up the rightness of your actions to debate. That doesn't mean you don't do the right thing, but it does mean that when doing so you better be willing to accept all the unintended consequences.
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