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mk  ·  3386 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: So a Volkswagen just hit my bicycle.

Geezus. Glad to hear you didn't get dented.

I had a Detroit bus try to force me into a game of chicken with a truck today. Two lanes were merging to one and the bus broke the speed limit making sure I wasn't going to merge in front of him. It took me a moment to realize that yes, he saw me, and yes he was serious about not letting me in no matter what came of it.

Apparently a Prius in Eco mode will not out drag a DDOT bus.





kleinbl00  ·  3386 days ago  ·  link  ·  

My father used to ride around with a beer can full of ball bearings taped by his left foot so that when the semis came, he could just reach down and throw a handful up into the air.

I never saw the point until I legitimately had an 18-wheeler try to run me down in Arizona.