anne@bmcg.UUCP (06/19/84)
I have cultivated a blood-curdling scream in response to those motorists who violate my right-of-way while I'm on my bicycle. It is an honest expression of the terror I feel, serves some of the purpose of a horn, and attempts to instill in the motorist some sense of the effect of his action on others. My scream had to be learned: my natural reaction is to silently try to get out of harm's way as quickly as possible. I still do the latter, but accompanied by the former. Anne H. Anderson ucbvax!sdcsvax!bmcg!anne decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!bmcg!anne ihnp4!sdcrdcf!bmcg!anne
fish@ihu1g.UUCP (Bob Fishell) (06/20/84)
I've cultivated blood-curdling screams, too, of the rot13 variety. I
used one last night on the dumb @*#$ that made a left in front of me
as I was merrily cruising along in a 92 inch gear.
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Bob Fishell
ihnp4!ihu1g!fishtierney@fortune.UUCP (07/05/84)
#R:bmcg:-104600:fortune:26500001:000:493 fortune!tierney Jul 5 09:20:00 1984 As a former San Francisco Bicycle Messenger I will tell you all how I managed NEVER to have an accident! (in 6 months) I *SCREAM* very loudly when I see the guy start to open his door, or move right (where I am), or *anything* A good scream makes any driver STOP what they are doing, they want to know *what* is going on. Defensive driving is the only way to keep yourself nice and bright and un-road-rashed-up. Remember folks: It's your life, it's not his!! ----------- charlie