Why I won't renew my SFBC membership
SFBC = San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
As most of you know, I live and work in San Francisco. You probably also know that I ride my bike to work and for errands, because getting around San Francisco is often easier by bicycle than it is by car. OK great, so what's the problem?This morning I was riding to work with my co-worker Jack, and we were talking about cars, bicycles and transportation in general in the city. I was saying that having a bike in the city is great for getting around, but if you ever want to do anything outside the city, you really need a car. Suddenly, out of nowhere, this ugly hipster chick on a single speed yells at me "YOU DON'T EVER NEED A CAR! YOU HAVE A BICYCLE!" I'm like "excuse me? was I talking to you?" She then berates me about how you can go ANYWHERE on a bicycle. I start to try to defend myself, but I stop myself and say: "you know what, I'm really not in the mood to argue with you." She then proceeds to give me the stink-eye for the rest of my ride to work. Seriously, I am sick of the militant attitudes in this city, and organizations like SFBC just foster this attitude. I will continue to ride my bike to work, but I will not associate myself with the bicycle "community" in this city. Tonight is Critical Mass, I think I'm going to rent a bulldozer.
