ah... my quick short morning commutedid not pass GO
did not collect 200 Dollars
did not land on Park Place... but I did start on Park Road
the short ride to work is so frustrating
the danger of all the variables around me
the inability to go more than one block with the bike lane being more a hazard than a sanctuary
and then the pedestrians
yes... the self righteous headphone wearing pedestrians
the behavior of the pedestrians and the attitude of the pedestriansit irks me to have pedestrians bark at me about my behavior on the bike
if I buzz them or put their life at risk... sure... they can interject
but if I am granting them space and no threat to their safety
well... they can keep it to themselves
this morning a pedestrian barked at me as I rushed a light
crossing the intersection when the light was "ORANGE"
just changing from yellow to red
now cars do this all the time... sometimes in an acceptable fashion sometimes in an unacceptable fashion
on the bike... if it is safe... it is rational
the headphone wearing pedestrian barked at me
I barked back
he got the bird
I got the bird right backso I looped back
but there was no logic or reason
just two jokers pointing the finger at the other
no one looking at the clown in the mirror
he was off the curb before the sign read WALK
yet he had issue with my bending of the rules
it was awkward
he was cocky and uncool
I hate getting into these shouting matches
as I do not want to fight anyone... but I hate when someone takes an aggressive stance that escalates things into this awkward what next situation
best thing to do... ignore things and keep rolling