... and you were where? Hiding in the bathroom?

there seems to be a discrepancy in "approved" behavior. On the one hand it's fine for you to show anger. On the other, not so fine if it's directed back at you. Don't flip anyone off and you'll probably end this reaction. You're welcome.

Where were you in the lane?

There's a pretty big difference between flipping someone off and going out of your way to follow someone into their workplace. One, while angry and rude, is technically free speech. The other is borderline stalking.

People freak out over bird-flipping because you're pointing out that they are doing something wrong. It doesn't matter that they are, in fact, doing something wrong. It's that you pointed it out, and *nobody* tells them what to do, dammit.

Pffft, i WISH some jerk-off would follow ME into a building like that. Try that with me, and you're in for the beating of your life!

Franks question is valid, you must have given them room to pass you, instead of 'taking the lane' like you should have.

#1...oh, so it was YOU that that chased Anon into the building.

"Get a life damosa"

Why don't you get a REAL account, *unregistered comment.

You don't usually see women chasing after a bicyclist into a building either. i mean, you don't really see men doing it either - but for a woman to give chase is rare.
It sounds to me like he was taking the whole lane, she went around him, he flips her off......
then he hides in his office from a woman.

Frankie, lots of guys hide from women. In fact, an office sounds like swell spot.

Good fuckin gawd... since when has the game here become to always berate the anonymous poster, even when their posts are *clearly* legit? I mean, it was funny for a while... but that time has passed, donchathink?

This is the best post in some time. Screw those inconsiderate freaks who think its their right to threaten public safety as a matter of habit, and be assholes about it.

another douchebag hipster cyclist trying to get us to give a fuck about his stupid ass.

"luckybulldog13pdx". Yeah, the screen name alone says everything.

Nelson, I'm fairly certain that IA's story is a little biased. A bit underplayed on his own actions. "I do make a point to be considerate" he says, and to prove it his display of the middle finger is "brief". Well! That makes all the difference!

And another thing that concerns me about IA's attitude. What is the point of mentioning that the driver's car was a beater? Does it matter? If not, why bring it up? Yet there it is.

Sure, I know what you mean. Turnabout is fair play, or at least being rude-even in response to a threat to safety-allows space for a sitch to escalate. But better rudeness and the bird than nothing at all. If one was able to jedi-calm the adrenaline after such a close call, then that'd be rad for them to say "Excuse me, good sir! In your haste it seems you've nearly killed me, and I daresay that would've been a real bummer for all of us. Do be a good citizen and be more careful, would you?"

Prolly the beater ref was just part of the insulting aspect of the rant, if we're gonna break it down that far. :)

Sounds to me like yet another case of the self-righteous bicyclist.

As oppose to a self-righteous driver?

I am so fucking tired of the word hipster. If that means a fashionable young person then I guess I am one.

Wait, I don't do cocaine though, does that still count?

But seriously, haters be hatin'.

"I think you meant opposed. With a "d".

Also, maybe ask for a dictionary for Christmas son."


No, i was right and spot-on the first time. But before you go trying to correct other people's grammar, maybe you ought to first get yourself a formal account, *unregistered comment.