On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 10:40 AM, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> >
> > Last week was nice; no trips, and Wednesday was a public holiday. So I
> had lots of time for cycling, and
> > took a fair number of pictures, some of which I share in the weekly
> blog. There is something for everyone,
> > I think: women, cute babies, landscapes, food, even peeling paint. No
> cats this week, though. It's all here:
> >
> > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws/?page_id=1168
> >
> > And as always, comments and critique are welcome and appreciated.
> >
>
> Our cycling memorials tend to be more intricate, usually in the form
> of a junk bike painted white and set into the ground with a plaque noting
> the name of the victim and the date of the tragedy. Next time I see one
> I'll take a photo and post it.
>
> I've had a number of near misses in the past month due to people
> running red lights and stop signs. One of the drivers in a BMW SUV who ran
> a stop sign doubled back and told me I should be more careful. I reared
> back and demolished the driver's door with my foot.
>
When I ride among cars, I tend to assume that all drivers are spastic
high-school-drop-out meth-addicted pimps packing heat. I actually
developed this POV from motorcycling.
I stick to bike paths as much as possible, too. I have a thousand other
ways to die than in naked battle with a car,
Joel W.
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