Re:Why Can’t Riding Bikes in America Just Be Normal?
by mc32 on Monday February 19, 2018 @02:10PM
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I rode a bike back when riding a bike wasn't very popular. People who owned "10speeds" only had them so they could take them out on the weekend and show their friends they had a "10-speed".
I rode shoulders and shared dangerous roads --no shoulder a bike could ride on alongside a 40/45mph road.
I never had things thrown at me. Now, I never intentionally tried pissing drivers off, that's for sure. Or maybe I was lucky, or those drivers were especially nice. Possibly as well, since I was only the odd bike, it wasn't irritating drivers.
On the other hand, I do recall a few other odd cyclists "advising me" to keep some D-cells with me in case I had to hurl one at a car. I never carried one.
That said, people thought it was peculiar that I would ride a bike and not own a car. Basically, I just could not afford one at that time.
I rode shoulders and shared dangerous roads --no shoulder a bike could ride on alongside a 40/45mph road.
I never had things thrown at me. Now, I never intentionally tried pissing drivers off, that's for sure. Or maybe I was lucky, or those drivers were especially nice. Possibly as well, since I was only the odd bike, it wasn't irritating drivers.
On the other hand, I do recall a few other odd cyclists "advising me" to keep some D-cells with me in case I had to hurl one at a car. I never carried one.
That said, people thought it was peculiar that I would ride a bike and not own a car. Basically, I just could not afford one at that time.