So I was chugging along on the Yolo Causeway late yesterday afternoon on my bike, going only slightly slower than the traffic stacked up as it is every Friday.
I look to my left and this guy rolls down his passenger side window, leans over from the driver's seat and yells, "Get a car!"
I wasn't offended; thought it was funny. But as I chugged along, I started wondering why some motorists are so aggravated by cyclists. OK, OK. I can understand a little irritation when riders run red lights and dart into oncoming traffic. But I was on a fenced-off bike path.
I'd like to hear for car drivers who are annoyed by cyclists. Tell me what your problem is. Really, I'd like to know.
Post script: I was looking forward to telling my fam the heckling story at dinner. But my 13-year-old son trumped me with his story. Seems he was cruising down the sidewalk near a shopping center and a car pulled up to the entrance of the driveway. The driver yelled at him, "Get that skateboard out of here."
The kicker: Turns out the driver was his JUNIOR HIGH PRINCIPAL!!!
My son swears he had the right of way on the board. Plus, it must be noted that he may be the only kid skateboarder in Davis who wears a helmet. (We make him do it, much to his chagrin.)
