saturday group ride and a driver honked, passed too close, and clipped marco's handlebar. he's bruised. bike's totaled. we rode the rest in silence like a funeral. police said they'll "look into it." marco said he's done with group rides. i don't blame him. i'll still be out there. anger is fuel and fuel is dangerous.
The Group Ride That Became a Funeral Procession
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The Group Ride That Became a Funeral Procession
Saturday group ride. A driver honked, passed too close, clipped Marco's handlebar. He is bruised. The bike is totaled.
We rode the rest in silence like a funeral. Police said they will look into it. Marco said he is done with group rides. I do not blame him.
I will still be out there. Anger is fuel, and fuel is dangerous on a bike, so you learn to convert it into policy arguments and LED lights and the stubborn refusal to disappear from roads that act like they were invented for cars alone.
Every cyclist knows the sound of a pass that is too close. It is a sound you carry in your body longer than the ride lasts.
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