On Fridays I have a class in Eagle River and while I am an avid biker and consider myself to be somewhat fit, I cannot get to E.R. at 9am in a reasonable amount of time on my bike. (I actually haven't tried, it's just a hunch)
SO, I drive.
Now, since I've started riding my bike I have found myself embracing a growing disdain for driving. It's easy to criticize those in cars while riding down the sidewalk on two wheels, unprotected, because let's face it, people drive like shit and pay little to no attention to bike riders.
But jeezus christ! I had dump trucks trying to turn into me, people blatantly running red lights in the middle of a busy intersection in front of me, and several examples of complete disregard for all rules of the road, much less human life, while operating a motor vehicle.
I feel safer on my bike.
I've fallen off my bike at full speed and had a lot of flesh come in contact with the pavement once or twice before and let me tell you, I would take that experience any day over being crushed and potentially permanently maimed by some dumb ass in a dump truck (that was "his caring hands" christian lawn service).
So, I feel as if I should just say it again,
I feel safer on my bike.
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