Thanks
Arkansas-must be a liberal CC permit state?
If I had been shot while/because I was riding a bike-if I continued to ride,I would certainly be armed-maybe with a bullet proof vest too.
Probably won't be lucky enough to be able to draw shoot fast enough-
but it might be the sort of place where someone would get out of his vehicle to confront you.

In any case-little rock poster needs to be armed and armored-

Good to know about the squirrel-always wondered about that.

Someone posted here quite a while ago an observation that drivers who feel the need to yell at cyclists are angrier (to cast it in a friendly light) that 99% or more of the people on the road that day. Thinking of it that way helps me see them more sympathetically.

Hmmm....If I didn't quit riding, I would have to alter my route. That's pretty insane!



In all the time I have been cycling, it appeared to me that the angriest drivers were the MOST out of shape. I have come up to the conclusion in my own mind that its more of a jealous rage than road rage.

If I could get one of them to throw their Supersize fries, Quadra-deck burger or 2 gallon jug of diet coke, I would have to ride up to them and tell them they should thank me for adding a few more minutes to their lifespan

See Veolminati:The Rules

Shout" Jesus loves you" sometimes that works, gets a smile, frown or confusion as well. Or " I like doughnuts"

https://www.velominati.com/the-rules/

I miss this kind of stuff. In the 80s and 90s my day was not complete without a bit of honking and swearing. Now I can split through lines of motionless MLRs (motorized living rooms) at 25, skid to a stop in front of the line, track stand with no hands and the effing motorists have the nerve to roll down their windows and say nice things about my bike or skilZ.

Feh.

Jim had it.

The whole list.

To the men that honk and curse, I give them the thumbs up.

To the women, I blow a kiss.

Agreed:

The less time time that you linger on these encounters the quicker you get over them. After all, you just want to enjoy your ride and be safe right? Nothing you can do to change what happened, but you can change how you percieve these incidents.

That is not to say you should ignor danger or signiicant threats. That's a different ballgame.

she definitely likes you. that's what my wife and girlfriends call me. when you see her again blow her a kiss

If I found myself on a bus, I would immediately do everything in my power to stop riding a bus. Busses are depressing. Never had a good bus-riding experience.

I use the bus as Plan B for my commute. I won't say it's the highlight of my day, but it's not bad at all. My ride is 20 minutes, and I chat with the driver (same guy who plays leaf frog with me when I ride), and it goes fast enough. I might feel differently if it were a longer trip, and haven't taken an intercity bus in the USA for over 30 years, so can't comment on how that would be. (but given how air travel is these days, I can't imagine it being any worse).