[SDCBC] Wrong way cyclist threat

[Fulton Martin]

So there I am on Tuesday morning, cycling north on Fairmount Ave, 
between Olive & Quince, when I see a wrong way cyclist heading toward 
me. As I usually do, I holler "Ride on the right!" and continue on. 
About a block later, I sense a presence next to me--it's the wrong way 
guy, and he calmly tells me I have no right to tell him what to do. He 
says he sees me every day, and he's going to hire a couple of high 
schoolers, for $200, to beat me up. To my observation that there are 
better things to do with $200, he says he makes $400 a day, and it's 
worth it. (I'm not exactly sure what kind of bike he was riding, but it 
was my impression it was pretty much a beater beach cruiser type--maybe 
it was his "blend in while dealing drugs" conveyance.)

I'm used to being told to "F#ck off!" and that "it's none of your 
business how I ride..." but this is the first time I've been threatened 
with hired violence.

At least I got him to ride on the right for a while... 8-)


-- 
Fulton Martin
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public at exwis.com
San Diego, CA
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