The commuter wars begin
Things got pretty nasty between a car driver and a group of cyclists last weekend. From Slog:
A demonstration turned violent Friday night after a group of cyclists taking part in the Critical Mass demonstration got into an argument with a driver on Seattle’s Capitol Hill.
Critical Mass is a group of cyclists that takes to the streets the last Friday of every month to promote cyclists’ right to the road.
It’s wasn’t clear what sparked the confrontation at 15th and Aloha, but witnesses say they saw about a dozen cyclists surround a white Subaru, blocking in the driver.
Apparently, the driver felt intimidated and tried to back up to get away, but he backed into at least two cyclists.
He then tried to take off, but cyclists chased after him, bashed in his car window and assaulted the driver. The driver was taken to an area hospital.
Not so fast, say bike drivers! They claim that the driver tried to run them down because they were blocking both lanes of traffic. Innocent victims, they.
Hrm. I just hope that when the bike wars finally come to DC, the bloodthirsty, genocidal bikers don’t figure out where I live. I’ll be first up against the wall.