There's a downside to our car free state I hadn't thought of

[mrsbrown]

Today on the ride home from the pool Rose started a conversation about planets and stars.  We were at some lights so I was able to tell her they were different and that the Sun is a star. 

We started riding and she asked if the Sun was a big star, so I started to try to tell her about gas giants.

And then a truck was bearing left into our bike lane and I had to break off to tell him to "FUCK OFFF"  in my biggest and loudest voice. And our conversation veered (hahaha) onto the subject of silly truck drivers.

Then we turned and were merrily riding down the last street before home when I realised that the four wheel drive coming toward us was focussed on overtaking another bicycle and odds were that he hadn't noticed us, so I pulled over behind a parked car and yelled "DICKHEAD" as he drove past.

Rose yelled "DICKHEAD" all the way home, despite me telling her that we should only use it when there really were dickheads around.

I've had some really lovely conversations in the car with my children over the years, I guess we'll just have to walk more. 

Comments

[sjkasabi]

PS which isn't to say that motor vehicle drivers who think it's fine to break the bike lane laws or just mow down cyclists AREN'T dickheads. They certainly are. And murderers, too, some of 'em. Or at least assaulters; I have seen several cars knock over a cyclist and drive right on without stopping in the last 15 years. I just don't see how your current rhetorical tactics are meeting your various strategic goals.