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.<br>
<br>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.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 11:54 PM, ? ? <<a href="mailto:iqdance@gmail.com">iqdance@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
while bikers go through EVERY red light in sight?<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2008/5/23 Eric A. Stratton <<a href="mailto:estratton.apple@gmail.com" target="_blank">estratton.apple@gmail.com</a>>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div>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.<div>
<br></div><div>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.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Just my 2 cents.</div><div><br></div><div>-E<br><div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div><div></div><div><div>On May 23, 2008, at 8:03 AM, <a href="mailto:TSmith4918@aol.com" target="_blank">TSmith4918@aol.com</a> wrote:</div>
<br></div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div></div><div> <div style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial;"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2"> <div> <div>...and let's start some class warfare while we're at it! </div>
<div> </div> <div>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!</div>
<div> </div> <div>----------------------------</div> <div> </div> <div>In a message dated 5/23/2008 1:04:39 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, <a href="mailto:symboliceon@hotmail.com" target="_blank">symboliceon@hotmail.com</a> writes:</div>
<blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid blue; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px;"><font style="background-color: transparent;" color="#000000" face="Tahoma" size="2">pardon my french, but nearly getting killed sorta pisses me off. <br>
<br>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. <br>
<br>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. <br><br></font></blockquote></div> <div></div> <div> </div>
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