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it's weird how we react to stuff like that. both times i've been doored i actually felt sorry for the driver (half retarded btd guy who seemed worried about losing the only job he can keep, and a sickly old man) until 15 minutes later when the adrenaline wore off and i realized that i could barely stand up. i've certainly learned my lesson and it's made me a better rider. nowadays i just ride fast enough to take a lane without pissing anyone off. =p<br><br><br> <br><br><br>> Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:30:52 -0400<br>> From: aarondball@gmail.com<br>> To: list@bostoncriticalmass.org<br>> Subject: [*BCM*] Dooring etiquette<br>> <br>> So I got doored on my way home tonight. No injuries, headlight was in<br>> pieces but went back together OK. I dodged and braked and dropped the<br>> bike and yelled "fuck" while I was in the air.<br>> <br>> The guy was quite apologetic. I was weirdly nice to him, completely<br>> not angry, just told him I was OK, asked him to watch out next time<br>> and wished him a good night.<br>> <br>> I came away with the feeling that I should have been more pissed off,<br>> or at least should have acted more serious so he'd be more likely to<br>> remember the incident and mend his wicked ways.<br>> <br>> What do people do in the event of accidents that are bad enough that<br>> you go down, but that aren't bad enough for cops and ambulances? In<br>> retrospect it seems at least exchanging contact info would have been<br>> wise, in case a problem turned up later.<br>> <br>> I hesitate to flood the list again so soon after the Seattle drama, so<br>> if this is another hot-button issue, feel free to write to me and I'll<br>> summarize.<br>> <br>> --Aaron.<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Boston Critical Mass mailing list<br>> list@bostoncriticalmass.org<br>> http://bostoncriticalmass.org/list<br>> To unsubscribe email list-unsubscribe@bostoncriticalmass.org<br><br /><hr />Keep your kids safer online with Windows Live Family Safety. <a href='http://www.windowslive.com/family_safety/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_family_safety_072008' target='_new'>Help protect your kids.</a></body>
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