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How do you know the person was retarded and worried about his job. You shouldn't demean someone for being mentally handicapped or folically challenged. Do you even know what the guy does for a living or his medical history, or are you assuming?<br>
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From: . nevele <symboliceon@hotmail.com><br>
To: Boston Critical Mass <list@bostoncriticalmass.org><br>
Sent: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:32 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [*BCM*] Dooring etiquette<br>
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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>
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> Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:30:52 -0400<br>
> From: <A href="mailto:aarondball@gmail.com">aarondball@gmail.com</A><br>
> To: <A href="mailto:list@bostoncriticalmass.org">list@bostoncriticalmass.org</A><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>
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