This is part of The Spokes Man, a series that assesses the dilemmas of the urban biker.
One of the bad parts of biking in a big city is that you have to interact with cars. They’re big, they pollute, and they put bikers in danger constantly. When that happens, we’re supposed to ring a tiny bell that no one can hear. But why do that when you can just slap a car?
As always, use your own judgment about what’s safe when you’re biking.
