Harassed Comments By Drivers?
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Actually I think we bicyclists ask for "some" of the harassment we receive by riding our bikes on roads that we have no business what so ever being on. Narrow curvy roads with no shoulder on them are extremely dangerous for both the biker and the car. The mentality that a bicyclist can ride on any road at any time he wants is pure stupitidiy. Flame away...
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Yeah, I was always reluctant to ride my bike to and from my college's campus, I feel like it's exacerbated by being female because rarely have the comments been about cycling, they're generally something sexually suggestive if not outright explicit. Trying to work up the courage to take up cycling again now that I'm back in the U.S., after the bike-friendly culture of Germany I'm not sure I'm ready to encounter having comments about my hindquarters yelled at from the cab of two-ton pickups again... It definitely is discouraging, but I'm trying to not let that sort of behavior discourage me from doing something I love, as I don't think that there is actually any danger in most cases.
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Welcome to the real world. There are a number of ******** out there, and this is what they think passes for a good time. They yell at you because they can, after all, what can you do about it.
Just tune them out, and recognize them as the proverbial empty barrels on wheels that they are, and go on with your day. Don't worry about them doing more than yelling, that's all they have.
BTW - try to maintain perspective. These jerks are the exception, and not the rule. Consider them in the same category as the broken glass and potholes that you encounter on the road.
Just tune them out, and recognize them as the proverbial empty barrels on wheels that they are, and go on with your day. Don't worry about them doing more than yelling, that's all they have.
BTW - try to maintain perspective. These jerks are the exception, and not the rule. Consider them in the same category as the broken glass and potholes that you encounter on the road.
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Yeah. I love how cycling feels because it's like you have much more freedom. Even watching the cars go past I notice they always have a miserable expression on their face.
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