Dave Moulton speaks wisdom…

I see it on the various bike forums and blogs, where cyclists recall the near misses, and their run-ins with aggressive drivers. The problem is, the person posting is re-living the event, and causing others to re-live their bad experiences. We cannot erase bad events that have happened in the past, but we can learn from them and move on.

I like the bit about re-living. That is of the truth for me.

Henceforth, while I may offer a note about negative experiences with motorists, I will not detail, nor dwell on them, and will do my best to spin it positively.

I shall not interpret those that stop unnecessarily at intersections as having little comprehension of the Way of the Bicycle (though this may, in fact, be the case), rather I will see it as a kindness that they chose to let me through, or an opportunity to show them a considerate and attentive cyclist. I will spend more time and energy focusing on the good aspects of my rides, and let the bad slough off like water off a ducks feathers.

I’ll let you know how this works out for me…