You Cant Fix Stupid!
I am picking up this line from one of Ron White’s shows. It goes something like, “Marry intelligent! Plastic surgery is a wonderful thing but there aint a pill in this world to fix stupid!”
Bike Commuting Tips blog has this post earlier today: link
It talks about how accidents with cyclists have increased as more cyclists get on the road without adequate knowledge of bicycle safety. I read it in the afternoon and thought about all the safe steps I take, the safest of them all being knowing my bicycle and its limits. Controlling the lane when necessary is also very important. As I was coming back home at 8:45 pm (fairly dark), there is a section of road that is only two lanes, no shoulder and very unsafe sidewalk. Three or four cyclists were traveling in the opposite direction. No lights, front or rear which is against the law and no reflective strips and clothes. They were just asking for an accident to happen.
Not only an accident, they are also contributing to motorists discomfort towards cyclists that I have to deal with when I am on the road tomorrow. I do occasionally flip a bird at agitated motorists but it is not adding to their frustration. Then ones that blare their horns and pass me at impatient speeds have already decided that I am the scum that is holding them from going 40 in a 35. Flipping a bird is merely self satisfaction.
Another day, I saw a man riding his bike with a kid (10-14 yrs old). The boy was not wearing a helmet, neither was the man. They were riding on sidewalks and not even waiting for the walk signal. All this drama at rush hour traffic. I was waiting at the light to cross and yelled at them to get the child a helmet. Not only is that unsafe for the child but he is also learning bicycling the wrong way.
The irony is to talk about saving the planet when people arent going to take an extra step in their own safety!
Yehuda Moon has a funny article on this:
Why should we wear a helmet!
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