[*BCM*] spoiled bitches of brookline.

[David Atkins]

A few years ago, I was making a right turn from Newton St at Grove in
Brookline and slid on wet pavement into the middle of the intersection full
of busy traffic where I lay for a few seconds on my back winded, expecting
to be run over. Several motorists stopped to ask if I was ok, some offered
me a ride home. Within a minute, a police cruiser and fire truck showed up.
It was a little embarrassing, but I did have a nasty road rash; otherwise no
real damage and I was able to ride home.

We all have stories to tell of angry or oblivious motorists, but as a
general rule, I've got no complaints about Brookline. Over the years, I've
found getting angry makes me do stupid things, so I try to ignore bad
behavior and just treat the motorists like environmental hazards to be
respected and avoided like potholes and broken glass.

On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 11:54 PM, ? ? <iqdance at gmail.com> 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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