
Monday June 08, 2009, 9:35 AM
Recently, Stephen Pastis lampooned cyclists in his Pearls Before Swine comic strip (June 2). In one panel, the character Rat says, "I don't know what it is about cyclists, but every one I've ever met has always been so self-righteous."
I had to laugh. The remark hit close to home. Like many Portlanders, I commute by bicycle and I know what sort of reaction we spark among many of our non-cycling fellows. I shared the strip with friends, who said, " It's YOU!"
Later that day, a more serious event cast a different light on the mismatched perspectives of those behind steering wheels and those leaning over handlebars. I was riding home from work on a busy street... [click here for entire article and comments]
I thought this was an interesting article. I like that it presented a more 'balanced' perspective trying to draw people together instead of trying to push people apart like so many opinion pieces do. So far the comments seem to be fairly reasonable too. I'm sure it will head downhill once the regular Oregonian commenters get a hold of it though.
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