caltrops okay i'm getting kinda tired of drivers sharing the lane with me when i'm on my bicycle. i had words for a guy at a traffic light. he showed ignorance of the law and a complete disregard for the safety of his fellow man. all he cared about was getting from point a to point b slower than he could do it on a bicycle. heh. anywho. i was thinking about wearing a vest that said ARMED in big reflecto letters on the back. i'm kinda hoping that would be sufficient. but maybe the message would need to be clearer: ARMED RIDER or ARMED, STAY CLEAR. if that doesn't work then i got ideas. it's not legal for me to ride on the sidewalk. i do it anyway when the road is too narrow safely share with idiot drivers. so i have to stay on the road. and when it's narrow i kinda want the whole lane. so i was thinking of ways to secure it. maybe just vertical flags that can be extended horizontally when needed so i'm 6 feet wide. maybe put sharpie pens on the ends. so if someone gets too close they get their car decorated. or maybe sharpie points on the end so their car is decorated with scratches. heh. then i hit on the brilliant idea of caltrops at the end of the flags. if you get so close you run over one you get a flat tire. attach a message. if you are reading this then you drove way way too close to a bicyclist. please obey the law and share the road. thanks for your cooperation. this product would practically sell itself. i'm gonna be so rich.  ¶ 8:00 AM