dear kind sir in the midnight blue Nissan Sentra
August 19th, 2008 | Published in general | 2 Comments
Yes, i thumped your car today, and you totally fucking deserved it. State law says you should leave 3 feet of clearance when passing a cyclist, but i’ll eat my shorts if you gave me more than a foot. So yes, i beat the end of that light you skated through, i waited through another light, then i thumped your car when i passed you back. Happily, you caught me again and told me that i’m awesome, which is cool and all, but i can’t in all honesty return the favor. Perhaps i should have offered to explain the situation in more detail, but the truth is, you didn’t seem receptive to rational conversation, and i have better things to do (like blog this! or shovel shit! or [your repulsive idea here]). Next time you try to kill a cyclist by squeezing through traffic, it might be something less forgiving than my flat hand hitting the roof and window of your car. Have a nice day!
August 20th, 2008 at 7:07 am (#)
Glad you survived to write about it. I don’t know if I have become more aware of it or if there are more drivers closing the space.
The only unfortunate part of your post is the statute cited doesn’t actually contain the three foot language even though that is the law. I don’t know where it’s stated, perhaps that will be my next research project.
August 20th, 2008 at 12:57 pm (#)
Post updated with a link to the pertinent 3′ clause of the traffic law (169.18, Subd 3 Passing, item 3).
I think what pissed me off this time is that it’s the 3rd close call in a week for either myself or a friend i was cycling with. First, someone pulling out of a driveway without looking, second a drunk or malicious driver weaving ENTIRELY over the centerline toward us, then this guy.