Often cycling on the road, we as cyclists aren’t given the respect by drivers – honking, not passing with a safe clearance (side mirrors people… Side mirrors!) and simple impatience. It often leaves a bad taste in our mouths and a good share of anger and fear.
But today pedaling home, I had a refreshing incident. At a red light, after a pretty big climb, a woman in an SUV rolled down the window and asked if I was OK in the intense heat (it was probably 98 degrees at the time). I said I was and she told me to be careful and that it was great to be seeing more and more bikes on the road meaning less car traffic and more calorie burning for the cyclists.
It was a little thing, but a nice gesture and a nice way to affect my commute positively for once. I hope for more of those incidents and more people like her out there sharing the road with us.
Related Posts:
Entries (RSS)