[From the Potomac Peddlers List:]
Vindicated! The other day, a group of juveniles driving in a white Jeep
Cherokee threw a large rock at me, while I was riding near Northern High in
Owings. They also almost ran me off the road. The rock struck my elbow
(hard!) and almost caused me to crash…I was going about 20mph. I managed
to get the tag number and before my bubble-head brain forgot it, I grabbed
my cell phone and entered it in as a phone number to help me remember amidst
my angry haze.
When I returned home, I called the Sheriff’s office to report the
incident…but I really did not have much faith that anything would come of
it. I just figured they’d say something like…” thank you, we will keep an
eye out for any further incidents with a vehicle of that description”. But
no …they actually sent an officer to my home, and he was very grateful and
took a full report even though there was no obvious damage to my bike or
myself. He said they would run the tag, go to the residence and somehow get
the info they needed to follow through.
I got a call later that day saying they had found the individual (a
17-year-old) and were charging him!
So if something similar happens to you and you manage to get the tag #…go
ahead and follow through on it!
(I think this is a great concept
"The City of Hyattsville will host a "Bicycle Friendly Community"workshop from 7 PM to 9 PM on September 21st at the Hyattsville municipal building (4310 Gallatin Street). Mark Plotz and Anne Villacres from the National Center for Bicycling and Walking (
Join the BBC in Thurmont, Maryland again this year for the cycling event that has everything — famous historical sites, breathtaking scenery, low-traffic roads, and well-marked routes designed for every ability level. As in the past, you can visit the South Mountain and Antietam or Gettysburg battlefield sites — or all three of them if you elect to ride the full century — while cycling through some of the most beautiful countryside east of the Mississippi.