To recap: B & L posted a Water Cooler regarding a bicyclist being paintballed by a motorist. The lesson: "while bicyclists can be annoying to motorists, motorists can be down right dangerous to bicyclists."
But that doesn't mean bicyclists cannot put a motorist in a somewhat dangerous position. Case in point: C, an intern at B's office, was verbally abused by a bicyclist! Want to the deets? Keep reading!
C was driving down the main road in her home town - two lanes, minding her own business. Then she came upon a bicyclist. A bicyclist that was riding his bike in the middle of the road - right in between the two lanes, not off to the side!
Not wanting to get close to the bicyclist, and ready to be on her way, C hooks once, and tries to have the bicyclist move to the side so she can safely pass by. Unfortunately for C, the bicyclist does not move. He keeps peddling down the middle of the road!
So, instead of keeping a steady 15 mph behind him, she passes him, praying that there won't be any oncoming cars headed her way. She is ahead of the bicyclist! But, C's luck does not stay that way for long.
C approaches a four-way intersection and like a polite, law-abiding motorist, she stops. The bicyclist catches up and takes advantage of C's stopped car and proceeds to bang on her window! He demands for her to get out of her car so that he can continue to berate her outside the safety of her vehicle. She looks at him like he is a crazy person, and mouths the word "no," over and over. He threatens to call the police, while he continues to bang on her window, if she does not get out. She, of course, continues to say no,1 desperately hoping there's a clear so she can speed away from him!
So, when she gets a chance to go through the intersection, she does while the bicyclist pulls off to the side of the road to call the cops on poor petite C!
...and now we shall have to update our lesson to include a warning that bicyclists may become abusive!
1. Come on! Like you would actually get out of the car.
1. Come on! Like you would actually get out of the car.
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