A motorist, who appeared slightly intoxicated, drove alongside Doug and I while we were cycling on a quiet rural road in Hall county this afternoon.
Motorist: "Do you know how dangerous it is to ride bicycles here? Can't you find somewhere else to ride?"
Doug: "Thank you for your concern."
Motorist: [now irate and addressing me] "Have you ever seen dead people? Someone is going to kill you."
Dan: "I have served this country overseas, I am a patriot and I earned this little piece of the road."
Motorist: "Nobody cares about that. You're going to get hit."
Dan: "I've been hit."
Finally the motorist speeds off and out of sight. I never mentioned that my service overseas was as a musician in a USO band. However I have survived several decades of cycling on public roads and have been hit seriously by motor vehicles at least a half dozen times in my life, mostly intentional but some just negligence.