Jeffrey Veen

Share the Road?

"It's people like you that are ruining this country."

A piece of advice if you're a cyclist. That's apparently the wrong thing to say to an overweight, middle-aged tourist diving a minivan who wants you to "Get the #*!%@ out of the road." Even if you are in a National Park with a stunning view of the Golden Gate Bridge and Pacific Ocean before you. His kids seemed to think it was funny...


This entry was written by Jeffrey Veen and posted 26 December 2003 at 12:52 PM. It was filed under Cycling. | View blog reactions

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1. On 26 December 2003 at 4:43 PM John Roberts wrote:

If you do come up with the right thing to say, please share it. I like the spirit of the One Less Car t-shirts, but it's too subtle and peaceful at times.

2. On 28 December 2003 at 3:56 PM Eric wrote:

Apparently the wrong thing, eh? Sounds like there's more of a story there... tell!

3. On 18 January 2004 at 4:06 PM andrew wrote:

Er, did you mean to say "people like you who are *running* this country?"

4. On 19 January 2004 at 10:59 AM Jeffrey Veen wrote:

Andrew: I'm afaid that at this point "ruining" and "running" appear to be the same thing in this country.

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