From: thetibetanmonkey@gmail.com   
      
   On Friday, December 19, 2014 4:14:08 AM UTC-5, rja.ca...@gmail.com wrote:   
   > On Friday, December 19, 2014 8:49:33 AM UTC, Malcolm McMahon wrote:   
   > > On Friday, 19 December 2014 03:08:25 UTC, Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble   
   Philosopher  wrote:   
   > >   
   > > > 2- Later, riding in traffic, a driver blasted the horn and sent me onto   
   the sidewalk.   
   > > >   
   > >   
   > > Trouble with honking - you can't opt to do it in moderation.   
   >   
   > You can do it from farther away.   
   >   
   > But startling a cyclist is unkind and unfriendly   
   > at any distance.   
   >   
   > If you are intimidating them so that you can   
   > pass more easily, then, don't do that.   
      
   It's an attack. Honking the horn at someone who's defenseless is cowardice.   
   When I'm a driver I ignore it, when I'm a cyclist, it shakes me whether I want   
   it or not.   
      
   >   
   > > The trouble with complaining you were startled into veering -   
   > > it suggests you weren't paying enough attention.   
   >   
   > Maybe it was the driving straight at Monkey's rear wheel   
   > that sent Monkey off the road.   
      
   No, he didn't send me off the road. I kept going but it's like a lion roars to   
   intimidate you and you don't have a whip or a gun to calm him down.   
      
   By the way, the sidewalk in that area is impassable, which is why I take a   
   gamble, sort of Russian roulette. Hey, they have have three lanes but they   
   choose to attack anyway.   
      
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