Velo Vengeance!

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You do have to keep in mind that Bike Snob NYC is not a serious web site. It is a very funny one, though. So with the proviso that neither I nor (I think!) the Bike Snob actually think that tormenting Smart fortwo owners is a great idea, I link to Velo Vengeance!

“This is about being cyclists first and foremost, and about being at the bottom of the vehicular pecking order when we’re out on our bikes.”

“...here at long last is a car we can intimidate and dominate. This car has a shorter wheelbase than a recumbent, the same passenger capacity as a tandem, and a curb weight lower than most people’s Rivendells.”

“You Euros might not understand this, but here in the US we’ve been ‘sharing’ the road with vehicles that are, on average, larger than your homes. This is our chance to exact payback for years of oppression.”

“So next time that Hummer driver ignores your right-of-way and almost flattens you at an intersection, take a deep breath and just let it go. Soon you’ll be able to grab a Smart car by the bumper and hold it there while you berate the driver.”

Comments

My SUV recumbent

[bigbumble.livejournal.com]

I'm already there with my mongo recumbent tricycle. If I put enough red blinky lights on it, even asphalt trucks move to the far lane to avoid me.

[grey-lady.livejournal.com]

Of course, in London at least, the cyclers take their aggression out on all the pedestrians, mowing them down at pedestrian crossings, etc. In the US there are fewer pedestrian targets in most places. :)

[jaelle-n-gilla.livejournal.com]

*lol* Brilliant!

I must say, as a "Euro" I sympathize with the Smart owners, though. It may be fun to start with but in the end it's you and the Smart owners against the off-road trucks.
When a Smart driver looks out his window he's at eye-level with your butt. He knows if he collides with you, his car is seriously damaged. When a Hummer driver looks out.. no wait, that should be "IF", shouldn't it? Well, they don't even see the biker OR the Smart beside them.
Soon enough, you'll learn to team up against the big ones.

I mean why, WHY do people on NYC (or any German city for that matter) need a truck? This is not the outback, and event here a smart is more likely to bring you to the next neighbour on one gas filling.

Oh well, go hump the Smart if you like. With any luck you'll get the housewife of that Hummer driver :-)

[tig-b.livejournal.com]

Love it - and can't wait to show it to no 1 son.