Small midwestern town. Shouted at even in drab!

[Marshchild]

Well living in the Ill state, you can't get a carry permit. In Michigan we have them, and when I was riding my trike, I carried. The biggest problem was getting chased by pit bulls

I remember once being chased by dogs while riding my bike, and it was a truly terrifying experience. I was riding home late one night on a deserted road when this pair of very large, very fast, and very aggressive dogs just appeared out of nowhere and came after me. I've probably never pedalled as fast as I did right then; even so, I only just managed to get away!

That's really annoying Louise : I've ridden an e-bike all over Toronto (in drab)for the last three years and all I get is people asking me about the bike ( how far will it go on a charge ?, how fast ? etc.) But, I don't get it. What on earth is effeminate or silly about riding a bike ? Especially, after Lance Armstrong, as already mentioned....

Actually, I've heard a lot of motorcyclists claim that they cop all sorts of crap from idiots on the road. Maybe one of the reasons a lot of them end up joining outlaw motorcycle clubs, and generally trying to look as hard and scary as they can?

If i was strutting my stuff in a short skirt, and heels, there would likely be tons more shouting and whistling, and I my appreciate some of that!

I've gotta admit that while copping abusive comments while going out dressed pisses me off no end, copping wolf whistles just cracks me up.

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Oh yes. Indeed, on that subject, it always pees me off when some idiot in the media recycles that cliche which equates crossdressing with cowardice. I always feel like saying to them, "Here, let me lend you something nice from my wardrobe, and we can go have lunch somewhere. I mean, if crossdressing is something any old wimp could do, surely it'll be no problem for you to try it yourself!"

On the subject of idiots in cars, though, I had the dubious pleasure of encountering one myself a couple of days ago, while waiting at some traffic lights in the city. He was in a car with one of those stickers on the back window that just screams to the rest of the world, "I'M A DICKHEAD!" (the sticker in question said "Medicares* I don't" - ooh ah wot a hard case!), and my suspicions of his toolish nature were only confirmed when, the moment the lights turned green, he tore off in a screech of smoke and burning tyre rubber, only to have to come to an equally loud halt a few seconds later because the traffic was all backed up on the other side of the intersection! :brolleyes: (Interestingly, while waiting at another set of traffic lights a few minutes earlier, I saw a pair of cyclists having what appeared to be stern words with a driver on his L-plates. I wish I'd been able to find out what that had all been about.)

*Presumably a reference to Medicare - my country's evil socialized health system.