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14. True confessions time about the primary reason I quit cycling

It is true that it became more difficult to find time to ride working day shift as opposed to midnights. But the real reason I completely quit was fear, fear of humans.

I was riding down a 2 lane highway on an open stretch going slightly down hill towards a bridge over a creek. My speed was in excess of 20 MPH. A vehicle was approaching from the rear. They would have no trouble passing me as there was no on-coming traffic. As the came along side I moved the the extreme right, and then I saw it. It was an old beat up pickup truck and the passenger had the door open to strike me. Because I had moved to the right he missed and nearly fell out of the truck. I was angry which turned to fear. If he had succeeded the bike would've careened down to the creek leaving me with injuries or dead.

Mean people suck!