Posted by ComandanteBanana on March 31, 2008, 4:53 pm
(The original title of this is, "Why do drivers HATE cyclists?" But I
now realize that they hate cyclists and envy motorcyclists...)
> I'm not one who believes "resistance" will ever work.
> There's something about bicyclists that people just don't like. Perhaps
> it's just jealousy. When the road was ruled by horse-drawn wagons, they
> cursed at us and threw sticks at our spokes because we were moving too fast.
> Now they do the same thing because we move too slowly.
> Perhaps when gas is $10 a gallon, drivers will start to see us in a
> different light. Right now, keep your trike off the road - or face having
> to pry it out of the grill of some jerk's Hummer.
Man, this is eerie. That's exactly what I thought.
But I think it also has to do with HATE. Yeah, they hate that other
people remain free and healthy while they remain enslaved to their
thirsty vehicles. They think, "Hey, if I paid 50 grands for my Hummer,
no one on a bike will slow me down." And they just try to squeeze that
oversized vehicle and a bike on the same lane...
One day, though, the stupid dinosaurs will become extinct, and the
small furry animals will reclaim the earth. Brain is better than size,
right?
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Posted by Vito on March 31, 2008, 5:48 pm
>> Perhaps when gas is $10 a gallon, drivers will start to see us in a
>> different light. Right now, keep your trike off the road - or face
>> having
>> to pry it out of the grill of some jerk's Hummer.
> Man, this is eerie. That's exactly what I thought.
> But I think it also has to do with HATE. Yeah, they hate that other
> people remain free and healthy ....
Free and healthy my ass! What we hate is groups of cyclists bored with the
many bikes and trails people like me paid for who ride 3 or 4 abreast at 20
mph blocking a 55mph highway. That's why "jousting" is so popular - y'know
a couple good old boys in the back of a pickup with 2x4s looking for
cyclists to put in the ditch. So much for free and healthy ....
Posted by ComandanteBanana on March 31, 2008, 6:29 pm
> >> Perhaps when gas is $10 a gallon, drivers will start to see us in a
> >> different light. Right now, keep your trike off the road - or face
> >> having
> >> to pry it out of the grill of some jerk's Hummer.
> > Man, this is eerie. That's exactly what I thought.
> > But I think it also has to do with HATE. Yeah, they hate that other
> > people remain free and healthy ....
> Free and healthy my ass! What we hate is groups of cyclists bored with the
> many bikes and trails people like me paid for who ride 3 or 4 abreast at 20
> mph blocking a 55mph highway. That's why "jousting" is so popular - y'know
> a couple good old boys in the back of a pickup with 2x4s looking for
> cyclists to put in the ditch. So much for free and healthy ....
Well, I 'm not talking about those hardcore cyclists, but about the
little guy doing the right thing by riding a bike around. And while
jousting is not done with 2x4s, it can easily be accomplished with the
bumpers.
Drivers envy motorcyclists because they remain free, and hate cyclists
because they are healthy and free --and slow them down.
Posted by osamahornifukus on March 31, 2008, 6:59 pm
on average I don't think drivers envy motorcyclists.
Posted by donquijote1954 on March 31, 2008, 7:24 pm
On Mar 31, 6:59 pm, osamahornifu...@gmail.com wrote:
> on average I don't think drivers envy motorcyclists.
Yeah, they hate them because they must remain in their cages --and
worst, pay more for it.
Some drivers are OK though when they go to sleep.
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> There's something about bicyclists that people just don't like. Perhaps
> it's just jealousy. When the road was ruled by horse-drawn wagons, they
> cursed at us and threw sticks at our spokes because we were moving too fast.
> Now they do the same thing because we move too slowly.
> Perhaps when gas is $10 a gallon, drivers will start to see us in a
> different light. Right now, keep your trike off the road - or face having
> to pry it out of the grill of some jerk's Hummer.