Bike to work for a week goal – Day Three – Morning
On the third day of my bike to work for a week goal, two events on my morning bike ride have prompt a morning post!
Pickup Truck too close to bicyclist
First, the mirror of the same driver who has passed me far to close many times in the past few weeks came within three inches of me today. The driver (of the two tone, I think blue, pickup truck) looks like he is taking his kid to school in Fennimore. I suppose I am assuming it is a guy, but I have only seen the passenger who looks to be a boy about nine years old. This morning’s near miss led to a diatribe of expletives erupting from my mouth, and me not being calm enough to read any part of the plate number.
When biking, and a driver does something stupid like that, get the plate number. As I am color blind and frequently wear tinted sunglasses, I cannot rely on my getting the color of a vehicle correct, but if I catch even part of the plate number, the police have a much better chance of educating the person driving the vehicle. I will try to remain calm enough to get the plate number (or at least part of it) the next time he passes me too close. Perhaps I should use one of those small camcorders mounted on my handle bars to show how close these few drivers get, and to catch the plate numbers? To bad my budget doesn’t allow for such things.
My boss biked to work today!
When I got to work I noticed my bosses car was not there, but his bike was! I was thrilled. OK, yesterday his car was taken to the shop and it is not back yet, so he HAD to ride the bike. That said, I am hopeful that he may find that biking around town and the mile to and from work, is really not such a big deal, and is actually nice. I will keep you informed on my progress at coaxing him into commuting by bike, but send encouraging thoughts.