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So I got up early this morning, and decided to start my day with a just-for-fun cruise down 4SBB.

At 4th and La Brea, I hit a red light. It’s early, but there’s still enough traffic to make it seem prudent to wait for a green to cross. Next to me is an unassuming-looking guy in a Jetta*, also seemingly waiting to cross La Brea. (I mean, he didn’t have a turn signal flashing. So he must be going straight, right?)

Light turns green. I start going straight. Guy starts turning right. I stop, he stops, throws up his arms in a “what’s the world coming to?” kind of gesture, rolls down his window and says “Stupid (c-word), I’ve been waiting for you to go!”

I can only assume that in his self-absorbed little world, he was going to make a right turn (without signalling, that is) so OF COURSE I couldn’t possibly have been waiting to do anything but make a right turn. Either that, or he expected me to cross a major thoroughfare against a red light and get out of his all-important way. Either way – WTF?

I just gave him stinkeye and shook my head at him and rode off. But not before he managed to get in one last dig: “Stupid (c-word), GET OUT OF THE STREET.”

Now that’s an original one. *rolls eyes*

*It’s worth pointing out that the guy didn’t look like the typical type that harasses bicyclists. I mean, he *looked* like a nice guy. Generally speaking, the not-nice guys don’t drive Jettas or other reasonably-sized cars. And they usually look a lot richer, or a lot more stylish, than this guy did. Just goes to show you, I guess.