sean1975's Blog

No. You are not the only one. Until the politicians create a bike path for cyclists the lives of cyclists will be endangered from angry drivers. I had one (cyclist) hit my car while driving next to me on W130th street. I stopped because I worried, not because I had responsibility. Saw the cyclist was ok and wrote some letters. Anger though? For what? They do have the right to share the road. Sadly they and horse drawn buggies do not have a equitable space to enjoy the road in. Leaving us to deal with it. People are dying. I guess they don't vote or contribute to politicians so they don't count? But anger doesn't do anyone any good. Just try to find ways to live with it, write letters. Keep in mind, most cyclists are afraid of vehicles and for good reason. Sometimes they act out, out of that fear, in anger at us. At those times, I reflect in my air contditioned Ford Edge that I am comoforably seated, not straining myself to keep up, and safe from a collision with them. Maybe one day when people decide that they have had enough of trustin politicians to solve our problems, they will get active and do the right thing??? Dave

Yeah. Bike paths please. Drivers you hit me, it's your fault 100% so watch yourself. That's why I ride on the sidewalk. Drivers don't give a F about bike riders.

I live in a largely Amish community and I encounter several horse/buggies on a daily basis while driving to and from work. There are also a lot of bike riders. I would never even consider being angry with these people. Just because their means of transportation is slower than mine it doesn't make them in the wrong. The type of anger that you describe is very toxic. We all need to be a little more tolerant of others and then just maybe we will enjoy our own lives a lot more.

I feel you gyro, I deal with that nonsense every single day and it is worse when school lets out. These kids have no home training.

nightcop, in an ideal world that would happen, however, they don't follow those rules and then wonder why people get pissed and don't give them space when passing.

sean, I can imagine how scared your son is, my kids would be as well. I hope the kid on the bike is alright. I am guilty of talking on my phone while I drive but I will say that I am very aware of everything around me. My daughter and I were walking the other day and she was in the stroller and we came to a cross walk, I was waiting for the approaching car to stop completly and see us before we crossed and she did stop then as we started to go, she started to creep up, so I backed up and she continued to creep, she was on her phone and never once looked in our direction, I yelled at her, told her to pay attention and get off her damn phone, after her passanger told her we were there she then backed up a little and let us cross then rolled down her window and aplogized. I told her if she can't talk and pay attention then she needs to pull over and park if its that important cause had she hit my daughter, she would have to worry about where I would shove that phone. People are just inconciderate and your grandfather was absolutly right.

sean...is lakewood still a homohotbed?