That'll be me, then. Sorry, everyone. I need to chill out.
Commuting: woman in a Subaru nearly blasts through a stop (outside a primary school at drop-off time, no less) and nearly into me. I just shake my head disapprovingly and carry on. 100m later, she's behind me coming up to a mini (but built up) roundabout, she squeezes up next to me and then between me and the roundabout, forcing me off the edge and into a curb. I'm furious, I yell, but what good will it do?
Another few minutes up the road, she's there, suck behind a bin lorry. "What luck!" shouts the little devil on my shoulder. I smash her wing mirror and give her the finger and ride off.
I still feel bad about this hours later, it was absolutely not the right thing to do. Even as I was doing it I was like "Mate, wtf are you doing?" I need to learn to chill out and move on and stop behaving like a bell end.
Drivers around here are truly awful, and it feels like I have close calls on a daily basis, even mostly riding defensively on back streets and bike lanes. It doesn't feel sustainable to have these mini battles every day. I'd take public transport to work if I could (1hr30 commute, anyone?), anything to keep away from these horrid people.
How are we dealing with this, because I'm clearly not coping very well and probably shouldn't be riding in such a constant rage. Bikes are fun, and these kooks are taking it away from me.
