27 August 2007
Donner pass altercations
Posted by Wolfy under: road rage; safety .
My friend SteadyB had a near miss on a road ride up Donner pass road yesterday.B’s usually a mellow dude, but he said this one ruined the day for him:
Today Ray and I left at about 10am to go ride Donner Pass. We parked on the road, across the fence from the Donner Party Memorial and rode west along the lake. About halfway along the bike lane disappears. I was riding the line when I hear a sound at my ear and see some guys hand retract back into the car. Ray was behind me and saw the whole thing and asked if the guy hit me. I turned my head back and yelled, “I am gonna kill that guy.”
It was an easy car to recognize: newer silver jeep wagon with a big red temporary registration sticker (9) in the back window. These guys were just leaving the west end parking lot when we rolled up behind, and I smacked the guys car. “Don’t touch my vehicle.”
I said, “Don’t touch my head.” Then it degenerated into a shouting match. Right on the corner of DPR and West Beach. I can’t believe why he was so mad and I was the one who almost got hit. I did my best to let them know that they passed to close and it’s not a fucking game out there. They drove off with me shouting something about cyclists. We resumed our the ride with the climb starting straight away. I have never been so hot on the climb before with my bikerage. We rode to the summit then turned around and blasted down the road back to the car. What a bunch of dicks looking for an encounter. They were 3 big bruisers, and I didn’t give a shit. -SteadyB
We come across this a lot: Driver almost kills you, yo get a little hot, driver reacts with incomprehensible rage. Not sure how that works for them. Anyway, SteadyB’s getting married in 4 days.
Congrats Bro!
-M
