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Some highlights from the JAM:

• I was going 40mph.
• Bicycles must have license plates.
• Right of way only applies in intersections. (ie, if he can make it to the far side of the intersection before I hit him, it becomes all my fault)

Good luck out there.

i always gotta laugh when someone tries to explain their insane version of the traffic laws to me. you can't even make some of this stuff up. where on earth do they get these ideas??

Sounds like you need to apologize to him. 40 is not a safe speed for biking, and no plates? I also like the attempt at detail for the hat.

You come out of it unscathed, or did you end up running into him?

You were travelling way too fast. Slow down and live longer. And make sure you update your bike's registration and put the new sticker on the license plates. Were you riding vehicularly w/ 1.2 GigaWatts of front, side and rear lighting? (j/k)

After he got through the intersection, he braked hard. So did I, but my front wheel touched his bumper and my back wheel came off the ground. I stayed upright the whole time. After this contact, he rolled down the window and commenced the raging.

Was he mad because you almost smashed his car with your then deceased self?

Ah, of course, the Ol' ignore proper right of way, then panic and slam on the breaks directly after it would have helped, but is instead now the worst thing you could do routine, if I had a nickel for every time that happened....

Glad to hear that you, and from the sound of it your ride, didn't sustain any damage.

You should learn how to control a high wheelie. So when he stops you can get your frontwheel through his window...

It's happened to me more than once that a JAM (and thank you for the lovely new alternative to the worn-out "cager"), will cut me off and then brake. WTF?

the damned thing about this whole situation is that he still thinks he's right and you're wrong. he's probably at work or home complaining about you. there is absolutely nothing you could do or say that would change his mind. not even if you had the wisconsin traffic code with you. i try to keep this in mind when i find myself getting into an argument with someone who is angry.

Yeah, I know. I try to have a sense of humor about it though. After dropping all my knowledge on this fool, he was still talking nonsense, so I just said "I'm sorry you're upset. I hope your day improves. I have to go to work." and left. By this time another bicyclist who saw the whole thing had showed up and joined the battle against insanity, but I doubt he got anywhere either.

He put his brains and common sense in the glovebox with his Automotive Vehicle Safety manual.

I would love to be able to bunny hop onto the trunk and just ride right over the car in that situation. That would be pretty sweet.

If motorists made any sense, there would be no Judge Judy.

G*d, what would I do without Judge Judy?

At least he didn't assault you. Check this ridiculous story out. It cause quite a stir last summer here:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...070101881.html

wow, i'm surprised i hadn't heard about that before. what an ass hat. attacking a 23 yr old woman like that.

Wow, it could have been the same guy.

If you were really cool you would have just done a bunny hop into his trunk and rolled right up and over him.

but your not.

too bad =(


(im not either)

Nose wheelies are your friend!

what a surprise he works for heritage foundation

You all make my day when work- and cars suck.

Get a Downhill MTB. The MTB is so strong that when it touches something- it makes a right mess of it.

Dude knew he was in the wrong and got all belligerent to scare you into believing that it was your fault so that he wouldn't get into any trouble. ******bag defense mechanism.

JAM. The. Best. BF. Anacronym. Evah.

That's something out of a CS Lewis novel: A red-headed, pixie-weight ballerina riding a bike on the sidewalk gets into it with the big, bad, conservative wolf.