tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275178637585664627.post3546514101764531051..comments2023-05-14T10:26:33.196-04:00Comments on ZOMGBicycles!: Sweet and sourmargonautehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12344154551030656676noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275178637585664627.post-15592270022953046252010-06-13T14:07:00.416-04:002010-06-13T14:07:00.416-04:00Big guns!
Although the situation was crappy, it...Big guns! <br /><br />Although the situation was crappy, it's nice that the other driver stood up for you. I sometimes wonder the same about the gender/feminine issue. I think that dressing feminine makes some jerks more comfortable with intimidating us, but also must make some drivers less likely to yell at us. I mean, you've gotta be a pretty big jerk to yell at a woman on a bike wearing pink maryjanes. ;) He's clearly compensating for something.Dottiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03984050970208363927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275178637585664627.post-90734980373085730382010-06-12T20:43:30.833-04:002010-06-12T20:43:30.833-04:00cycler: Ew. I guess the benefit, though, is that...cycler: Ew. I guess the benefit, though, is that means you get to live in a cute neighborhood by the river? You're right; I got really lucky with the Nice Couple being there, and for their being so up on their vehicular cycling protocols. I had a Zipcar in South Boston today and ended up at a light behind a mom + dad + kid in a trailer, all happily riding in the rain. I wanted to honk my horn to show my support but realized it would probably be misinterpreted. Was really wishing I had a car bell! :)margonautehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12344154551030656676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275178637585664627.post-36470322570195322992010-06-12T20:12:32.250-04:002010-06-12T20:12:32.250-04:00I live about 2 blocks from that intersection and I...I live about 2 blocks from that intersection and I have to go through it every morning as the first part of my ride to work. It's not a fun way to start the day. I almost always turn left onto Trowbridge, so I get in the left lane, and most days I don't have any issues. I take the lane pretty far back from the intersection, because there are often busses on the RH side, and people swerving around them are pretty gnarly.<br /><br />I'm glad to hear that the couple in the other car stuck up for you, and I would concentrate on the positives of that part of the situation.<br />People talk a lot about blowing lights so that you're not in front of a moving wave. This is one of the times I think hard about it-It's hard to know there's an aggressive angry driver right behind you, but I also never want to give them the satisfaction of saying "cyclists never obey the lights".<br />I personally think that there's less macho posturing directed at women biking in girly clothes, but a masshole is going to be a dickhead no matter what, I'm only sorry he directed it at you.cyclerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10331461189944538729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275178637585664627.post-11275169675782682802010-06-12T10:07:12.234-04:002010-06-12T10:07:12.234-04:00Yorl!Yorl!margonautehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12344154551030656676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275178637585664627.post-76791090422319319722010-06-12T08:22:56.481-04:002010-06-12T08:22:56.481-04:00I think the kind of jerk who'd yell at a cycli...I think the kind of jerk who'd yell at a cyclist is also more likely to yell at a woman because it's easier to get away with. I've never been yelled at in Boston but in Ithaca somebody honked and yelled at me as they passed, and I caught up to him at the next light and offered to fight him. Not that I could have kicked his ass or anything, but I was filled with righteous anger and definitely would have tried. A woman is just less likely to do that and they know it.yoelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299367882811333476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275178637585664627.post-28797689561699447132010-06-12T01:51:33.748-04:002010-06-12T01:51:33.748-04:00Herzog: That is also a possible flip-side to looki...Herzog: That is also a possible flip-side to looking "girly"-- sometimes people will treat you extra nicely. Because you're cute! And girly! Aww! In this case, though, Nice Couple were just a pair of cool folks who, I've no doubt, would have come to the defense of any cyclist.margonautehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12344154551030656676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275178637585664627.post-10782180977492743062010-06-12T01:04:15.229-04:002010-06-12T01:04:15.229-04:00Wow. The friendly couple rules. Wish something lik...Wow. The friendly couple rules. Wish something like that would happen to me when I get bullied.Herzognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275178637585664627.post-27301041558580183612010-06-11T23:22:19.410-04:002010-06-11T23:22:19.410-04:00portlandize: I do feel like there are definite par...portlandize: I do feel like there are definite parallels between the vulnerability of being exposed on a bicycle in a car-dominated world and the everyday condition of being female in a male-dominated world----- but that's a whole other story!margonautehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12344154551030656676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275178637585664627.post-39350926642453911502010-06-11T23:19:00.209-04:002010-06-11T23:19:00.209-04:00I know it's pointless and am trying to forget ...I know it's pointless and am trying to forget it, but I keep getting all burned up about the fact that we were both heading toward a RED LIGHT. That it ultimately slowed him down *not at all* to have to be behind a bicycle on his way to a RED LIGHT, which lasted a good 60+ additional seconds once he "finally" was able to reach it. Grrrr!!! Too bad I don't have a 24-hour gym. I feel like this would be good fuel for some time on the treadmill!margonautehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12344154551030656676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275178637585664627.post-26632773916251887042010-06-11T23:03:44.859-04:002010-06-11T23:03:44.859-04:00Good for that couple in the car! Aggro Driver prob...Good for that couple in the car! Aggro Driver probably drove like a Jack*** the rest of the day, in an attempt to prove his manhood to himself or something, since another driver had to put him in his place. I've yet to have a driver yell something at me from a stop. It's usually the passing comment, which I can NEVER hear. It all just gets lost in the wind. :) I sometimes make up nice things that I can imagine they were shouting.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236210810344032312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275178637585664627.post-46667437548312302242010-06-11T19:03:10.263-04:002010-06-11T19:03:10.263-04:00I'm sure it's possible that in some cases ...I'm sure it's possible that in some cases the person on the bike makes a difference in how the person in the car treats them, just depending on the person. I'm sure some guys get off on berating women in many kinds of situations, and I'm sure some people would be just as rude to any person they came across who they perceived as being "in their way".<br /><br />I do also think the simple fact of you being exposed gives some people a feeling of freedom to attack (either physically or verbally) that they wouldn't feel when faced with another person in a car.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com