Originally Posted by
trombone
My theory is that they are jealous. Jealous that you are going faster than them, jealous that you can cut to the front and they are stuck there, jealous that you are out there having fun and they are stuck in a metal box, jealous that you are fitter and healthier than they are and jealous that you spend less on gas than they do.
I'm not sure they realise this; it's kind of a subconscious jealousy. But it is there.
Lovely commute today. Sunshine. Cold. Buzzed in early in light traffic. Fast and easy.
Ego, plain and simple.
I had a guy driving this gigantic new Dodge truck cut me off at an intersection once. This ******* pulled
right into the bike lane after looking
right at me in the side view. (We made eye contact).
I stop in time, barely.
As I go to pull around him, he cackles annoyingly. I continue on my way, until a few minutes later when he passes me and throws a half-empty soda bottle at me.
I was mad, but as karma sometimes goes, a COP WAS WATCHING
Not just any cop. A
BIKE COP.
He pulls the guy over and proceeds to rip into him for five straight minutes. He then takes his keys, arrests him, and has his car towed. I agreed to press assault charges, and according to my attorney, the dude had to pay a nasty fine, probation, my attorney fees, and to top it off:
had his license taken away.
Sometimes, there is justice in our cruel world.