In recent posts, I've noted increasing hostility from drivers. Because more bike lanes are being built, or simply more of us are on the road, we are blamed for slowing motorists down or taking away their parking spaces. Or they are simply flustered over any of a number of other things, and we just happen to be there when they want to take out their frustration.
Apparently, the phenomenon of drivers directing their rage against cyclists is even more widespread than I'd realized. And it takes even more disturbing turns than, so far, I've experienced. In this video, a pickup driver aims for a delivery cyclist in the supposed bike haven of Portland:
According to BikePortland Editor/Publisher Jonathan Maus, this incident is just the latest in an apparent epidemic of such attacks in the Oregon city.
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