14: When Cyclist Safety Is Ignored
Cycling is one of the best things that you can do health-wise, but not everyone feels confident riding a road bike on congested roadways. Here, one Reddit user documented a story of an angry driver as well. “I frequently go to this park to mountain bike or road bike, it has a long loop that’s only open in one direction to vehicles, the other is for pedestrians. On a nice summer evening, I am driving home when a car pulls in going the wrong way, I honk at him and point to the “one-way” sign, he flicks me off and yells something about me being a s-p-i-c… but there is a cop car right behind me, which lights him up immediately.” – via Some eCards
This is something that happens to cyclists all the time, where drivers of vehicles don’t honor the rules of the road. Cyclists are more at risk than motorcyclists for being injured in a collision, so naturally, it can be frustrating when you are riding your bike and an angry driver comes along.