[*BCM*] spoiled bitches of brookline.
Eric A. Stratton
estratton.apple at gmail.com
Thu May 29 07:37:15 EDT 2008
1) Not all cyclists run red lights, just like all motorists aren't bad
drivers.
2) I'd rather be hit by a cyclist running a red than a car any day.
3) I still say parents are too quick to let their kids drive without
being sure they know how to do so safely.
On May 28, 2008, at 11:54 PM, ? ? wrote:
> while bikers go through EVERY red light in sight?
>
> 2008/5/23 Eric A. Stratton <estratton.apple at gmail.com>:
> I have to second this. I've almost been hit in boston by buses,
> fancy suv's beat up old cars, and other cyclists who don't know how
> to ride. "Bad drivers are everywhere"! Not just in Brookline.
> Additionally, I've had many more bad experiences with male drivers
> than female - just a note.
>
> I will say I agree, however, with the statement that parents (in
> general) buy their children new cars without really taking to time
> to make sure their children know how to drive safely. Drivers need
> a longer learning period, and more serious penalties for unsafe
> driving.
>
> Just my 2 cents.
>
> -E
>
>
> On May 23, 2008, at 8:03 AM, TSmith4918 at aol.com wrote:
>
>> ...and let's start some class warfare while we're at it!
>>
>> if one rides enough, one could tell this story about every urban
>> and suburban community in the Boston area, or in other metro
>> areas. Bad drivers are everywhere: it's the great class equalizer!
>>
>> ----------------------------
>>
>> In a message dated 5/23/2008 1:04:39 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, symboliceon at hotmail.com
>> writes:
>> pardon my french, but nearly getting killed sorta pisses me off.
>>
>> after work tonight i was riding home down harvard st. towards
>> brookline village and this brand new SUV decided to pull a bullshit
>> left turn right at me. thank god i reacted as quickly as i did as
>> if i hadn't my consciousness would be on this fucker's windshield,
>> rather than in this email. anyway, during the rest of my ride home,
>> after pontificating the ways in which i could destroy this car with
>> my u-lock, i thought that the driver may have been a recent grad of
>> brookline high, whose parents had just bought him/her a brand new
>> SUV (given current trends, it was most likely a she) for graduation
>> despite the fact that their son or daughter have no idea how to
>> drive.
>>
>> for safety's sake, let's just say that i'm right, and that everyone
>> should be horribly careful around new looking SUVs in and around
>> brookline.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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