Tim Schauer

Having grown up in Northeast Clark County 10 miles further out than the big town of Battle Ground, I agree that generalizations about rural drivers vs urban drivers is a waste of oxygen.

What I would say is that "a-holes" are not isolated to driving cars or trucks. I've seen them on all number of wheels. I think our angst here is with "law breakers" not "a-hole drivers"....

Polarizing the drivers and cyclists serves only to make these incidents too easily characterized as more "cars vs bikes" instead of law breakers threatening the lives of law abiders.

-Tim Schauer

-----Original Message-----
From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On Behalf Of Quenton Conant
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 4:33 PM
To: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Another near miss? Or mis-judgement?

a-holes are a-holes. It doesn't matter where they live. That's like saying that nobody in the city is a bad driver, or rude, or whatever.

Personally, and this is just my own experience, but I've found more courteous drivers the farther out I go. My family is about as redneck as it gets, loggers, truck drivers, and you won't find better drivers or nicer people even if they are rough around the edges.

I resent your comment about people who live in rural areas, and I'd take their company over yours any day.
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