My morning interaction with motorists.
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On the way to daycare on the bakfiets style cargo bike, we got passed pretty closely by a car and right after coming around us the woman immediately pulled into an office parking lot. So I said to myself, lets do this!
The woman gets out of her car and the conversation goes like this:
Me: Hi, I want to introduce you to someone. This is my three year old daughter McKenzie and we’re on our way to school!
Woman: Oh, hi…?
Me: So I need your help with something.
Woman: Okay?
Me: When you pass a bike can you give us a little more room?
Woman (a little defensive): I’m sorry I didn’t realize I was that close.
Me: Yeeaah, you were pretty close to us…
Woman (much more warmly): I’m sorry, yeah you gotta protect the little jewel (indicating my daughter).
Me: No worries, thank you–have a good day!
Woman (as we are turning around to ride off): Please accept my deepest apologies!
Moral of the story is that I’m not above using my children to help educate motorists. And asking the woman to “help” me went a long way in disarming her and putting her in a more receptive mindset.
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