Mayhem

No sooner do I post about how generally courteous drivers (and their passengers) have been, then I have 4 run-ins with assholes in 24 hours while out cycling.

Idiot #1 license # EXN-6150 red SUV/mini-van just flat out RUNS a red light making a left turn while I am cycling in the opposite direction.

Idiot(s) #2 Gray Pontiac Grand Prix (memorized, then forgot the plate number) full of hare-brained highschool college folk open their windows and scream scream sceam at me as they go by.

Idiot #3 Dark hatchback (this is at night) left turns in front of me, causing me to stop to avoid a collision. Drunk passenger yells at me. By this time, I would not be surprised if there was a forming conspiracy against me!

Idiot #4 Pick up truck passenger yells at me to get off the road. License plate obscured by heavy, tailgating traffic.

They closed a busy bridge recently, which has been ticking drivers off. Perhaps they are looking to vent fustrations, and I am an outlet for them.

Great Fall Weather = Lots of Cycling

Been a quiet month. Just the occasional obtuse and aggressive move by temporarily thoughtless people. Didn't inspire me enough to even remember a license plate #. The most memorable mix-up was with a DirectTV van running a stop sign at William St and Pulteney. Missed me by "that much". Even then, I saw it coming and wouldnt've allowed a crash.

The weather was stellar.

I have much bigger fish to fry in my life than road incidents nowadays. Holding the marriage and the family together really is, and always should be, #1.