"Sanctimonious"? How much of a "snarl-up" is "asking for trouble"?
i agree that the phrase "asking for trouble", is a bad choice of words and can mean anything from provoking an attack to some aggressive, high dominant, alpha male or even bi-polar driver may run you over, or he/she is on the phone, changing the cd, and any number of possible scenarios, especially if traffic is snarled, whether or no you are the cause. there may be situations when cyclists were deliberately slowing traffic, and there are circumstances when a pack of cyclists are pumping along in high gear, passing each other, and generally having a great time. there are poor people whose only form of transportation are bikes and buses. there are many kinds of cyclists including lollygagging, idiots who may even be unaware they are slowing down traffic. i certainly don't consider them all to be idiots, anymore that all drivers are idiots. nor was i suggesting that they deserve to be hit. there are laws that penalize cyclists, but that doesn't stop them any more speeding tickets deter drivers. i have commuted by bicycle and motorcycle, and never had a serious accident. i spent several months peddling throughout new zealand in 1989. i have been able to avoid many potential accidents due to my lightening reflexes.~) once when a driver doored me, i was cushioned by his large bulk and the damage to my bike was minor. the porcine driver was angry at me for hitting him!~) jon ____________________________________________________________________________________ Don't let your dream ride pass you by. Make it a reality with Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/index.html _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l