- Mar 10, 2009
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I've just returned from a 2 week stay in the French part of Switzerland where I pedaled my a** off. While the bike lanes there are plentiful and as perfect as all the roads, I was often up in mountains where there were no bike lanes. In fact, I was just all over the place. NEVER, not once, not ever, in 2 weeks and close to 1000km did anyone ever honk at me or do anything that was in the least threatening. I rode through hearts of cities, towns and villages and. never once was I accosted in any way whatsoever. Imagine a 10 min. descent at around 80kph with a Maserati right behind you. He could've past me at several points but chose not to endanger either of us. He actually gave me a big thumbs ups at t6he bottom of the hill when he finally did pass me!
And then I came back to NYC...
Immediately I was being honked at from 3 blocks back just to make sure I knew they were there...
4 days back and some jerk decides he can't wait another second in traffic so he pulls into the bike lane as I'm passing him and rams me into the curb.
10 minutes later, i'm almost taken out by a runner in the westside bike path.
Why do we have to put up with this crap?
And then I came back to NYC...
Immediately I was being honked at from 3 blocks back just to make sure I knew they were there...
4 days back and some jerk decides he can't wait another second in traffic so he pulls into the bike lane as I'm passing him and rams me into the curb.
10 minutes later, i'm almost taken out by a runner in the westside bike path.
Why do we have to put up with this crap?