[bomelia]

I have another take on this. Take the word biker and replace it with black person, or polish guy, or wetback, woman, or spic (the choices are endles, but politcal correctness and heightened awareness have wittled the choices down now to where we are left with just "stupid people").

Replace any mention of riding on the roads, blocking traffic, etc with "getting my job because of quotas", or "rapping in public", "or taking American jobs", "getting my promotion", etc (again, the choices are endless, and not whittled down at all).

Now, it just occurs to me that maybe some folks are running out of things to be pissed at, to focus their anger on, to justify their condition and so on.

OK, bikers are ignorant, self interested, folks in tight pants that make them look silly. And they are in my way. So, I know its illegal to kill them, but lets talk about it anyways as a release. Ya never know. And if one gets taken out, lets call him a jerk who deserved to be removed from the gene pool. Yeah, now I AM feeling better.

A lot of use of the word "them" and "I have friends who are bikers". Hmmm.

Me, I'm not a racist guy! And don't call me prejudist.

OK, its a stretch... but as a long distance runner, and occasional road bike rider, who, by the way, has found myself trapped on roads behind bikers and runners, I am having a hard time taking sides in this. I guess it bothers me a bit.

Peace,

Mike