I’ve started playing a game as I make the trek to work. At the busiest intersections I’ll count the vehicles that drive by and keep track of any drivers that appear to be pretending to be expert multitaskers. Of the twenty that I counted today, three drivers were visibly chatting on their cellphones. Yesterday, a woman was applying lipstick. She also happened to be in an SUV. Reminded me of the time I almost got hit by a woman who was too busy applying makeup to notice me there. She also happened to be driving an SUV.<\/p>\n
See that’s the thing about San Antonio drivers. The vast majority are so self absorbed, deeply focused in their own little worlds that they rarely if ever notice the people around them. My biking friends always get hit by cars. For the ones who have died, there’s no legal recourse for their families. Instead you hear comments. Snide remarks under breath from people who think bikers are a nuisance. In Texas vehicles are king. Everything else is just insignificant. So bikers, wheelchair users or pedestrians need to shut up and put up.<\/p>\n
Which is why I’m playing my game. It keeps me sane. And who knows, maybe I’ll catch someone doing something egregious. Catch them in the act and publish it to the web for everyone to see. One can dream.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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