| A funny thing happened to me on the way past Burger King. I got into an interesting exchange with a passenger in a VW bug. I was cycling north on a heavily traveled strip close to my office, hugging the curb like a broken beer bottle. As usual, I was conscious of overtaking vehicles and wary of cars coming out of side roads. A short distance ahead of me I noted the VW bug nudging out into the curb lane from Burger King s parking lot (I ll slow down the frames of this scene for study). The driver was looking me dead in the eye, so I gave him the flat of my hand, sticking it out like a Hong Kong policeman. But even with my stop sign in plain view, themotorist kept pumping his brakes and nudging into traffic. To makemyself more visible, I gesticulated like a fan. At the same time Iyelled a series of No s in the strongest voice I could muster. Since thedriver s window was open, I am quite sure that he heard me. But stillhe came, bouncing into traffic and into me. Having no choice, Iswung wide around him and almost got clipped by a truck. Upset, I got off my bike and pushed it to the curb. Then the VWpulled up alongside, the window came down, and a femalepassenger demanded to know "What the hell do you think you redoing?" I explained in a voice quivering with control that I had beenobeying traffic laws, that I was plainly visible, and that I had givenappropriate signals. I also told her Chat the car had obstructed mypath and had almost sent me headlong into a truck. At that she fumed that I "probably couldn t afford a car any-way." And added with high seriousness that "it s a good thing youaremouth(racial epithet), or I d get out and punch you in the |
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