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jamesqMy ride home was rather eventful today. I got attacked by two dogs who tried to run me down like a deer. Naturally, their owner couldn't control them, because he was 100 yards away, not paying attention to them. Big dogs too, not German Shepherds, but one of the I-breed-this-dog-for-its-luxurious-hair breeds. They kept up with me for a block, and I had that bike up to 40 Kph.
I seriously contemplated A) simply veering into the near dog and counting on the resulting crash killing it while only injuring me severely, and B) turning around on foot to beat them to death with my ULock. However, simply getting away from them allowed me to get my temper under control so all I did was yell CONTROL YOUR DOGS YOU ASSHOLE at the top of my lungs.
Seriously, it's the *first* rule for off-leash parks, which the owner was in, even if his dogs weren't.
Then I had three separate cars cut me off because they can't bother to see the *lighted* vehicle in the *bike lane* they had to cross. One did this *after watching the guy in front of him do it*. I didn't stop to let you through, idiot, I did it so I wouldn't get run over. I still had the right of way. And in case anyone wants to talk about bikes running signs and red lights, this happened at a lighted intersection that I had a green light at.
I'm seriously thinking of making a fully armoured bracer/gauntlet as part of my gear. I am still fucking furious.
I seriously contemplated A) simply veering into the near dog and counting on the resulting crash killing it while only injuring me severely, and B) turning around on foot to beat them to death with my ULock. However, simply getting away from them allowed me to get my temper under control so all I did was yell CONTROL YOUR DOGS YOU ASSHOLE at the top of my lungs.
Seriously, it's the *first* rule for off-leash parks, which the owner was in, even if his dogs weren't.
Then I had three separate cars cut me off because they can't bother to see the *lighted* vehicle in the *bike lane* they had to cross. One did this *after watching the guy in front of him do it*. I didn't stop to let you through, idiot, I did it so I wouldn't get run over. I still had the right of way. And in case anyone wants to talk about bikes running signs and red lights, this happened at a lighted intersection that I had a green light at.
I'm seriously thinking of making a fully armoured bracer/gauntlet as part of my gear. I am still fucking furious.
