Southwest Bicycle
Okay, then why is it always a truck?
That's supposed to be a joke but like all good humor it has a kernel of
truth.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Schauer"
To:
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Another near miss? Or mis-judgement?
> 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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