[T@H] Re: Driver held to answer on felony charges involving bicyclist

David Burckhard

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Subject: [T@H] Re: Driver held to answer on felony charges involving bicyclist
Date: 12/16/2008 7:19:58 AM
List: Tandem

Dave Whitmon posted a link to support Charles' post:
> This is on youtube
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZfydzXx9P0

Being assaulted by a doctor wins the "Irony o' The Day" award. Of course, it
seems, individuals from most every other profession are vying for that award
daily.

Surely, everyone on this list has a story or a dozen about similar situations. I
do recall that BMW drivers have been the most egregious but maybe that's just me
and that doesn't imply all BMW drivers are cyclist killers. Indeed, my stoker,
best friend and wife who all happen to be the same person, drove a BMW when I
met her and, to my knowledge, she's never tried to kill a bicyclist but that
doesn't mean she wouldn't if I crossed her. So I behave. But that's not my
point.

My point is: There are all kinds of road users. The ones with chips on their
shoulders don't all drive white vans and pickup trucks so you can't spot them
easily. Wait, that's not my point either. I guess what I really want to
emphasize is that the driver of the car apparently has a pent-up rage that was
based on a number of incidents not just with bicyclists but with other
motorists. Also his lack of physical prowess and certain anatomical
short-comings make him feel small and powerless as a man. He compensates by
driving a sports car and hiring a body guard. He's frustrated, he's angry. His
wife or girlfriend, if one exists, laughs at his failures to satisfy her. He
can't engage with another mano-a-mano so he uses his vehicle as a powered
extension of his body. At some point he breaks and tries to harm two riders,
easy targets really, for some offense real or imaginary. He's a sad and pitiful
man driven to a breakdown by demons spawn of his own
tortured spirit.

Or maybe he's just a jerk.

Regardless, best that he's put away for some time. I hope he finds the special
kind of love that only a state penitentiary can offer.

Dave "Jung" Burckhard
San Jose