Originally Posted by
mcours2006
Mr Bike likes to come on here from time to time and smugly tell the rest of us how foolish are stupid we are for riding on the road, and that if we continue we will likely end up killed or severely maimed by an SUV.
Good for you, Mr B. You're so much smarter than the rest of us.
Incorrect.
I come on here from time to time to smugly remind the rest of you that if you CHOOSE to do something that is maiming and killing other people on the regular, don't be a crybaby if it happens to you. I biked in NOLA under the worst conditions for 40+ years and survived somehow. Every time I threw my leg over a top tube and pushed down for that first pedal stroke I understood that could be my last day on earth. This is all I SMUGLY ask: That my fellow cyclists give conscious thought to the possibility that they ain't never coming back from that next ride. And if you still decide to tangle with motor vehicles on a bicycle then some of the blame is on YOU if you get blown up. Most of us ride by choice. Nobody's making us do it.