[Jeff Higgins]

There is no "hit and run" involved here - that is merely sensationalist reporting. The only thing the driver did wrong was to leave. Even at that, I'm sure he was quite shaken up. Are there any of you who can honestly say you would not have been? It's one thing to pick his actions to death calmly, cooly, comfortably surfing the 'net, Monday morning quarterbacking every detail.

Bottom line is, this is 100% on the cyclist. He initiated the confrontation. He could have simply let go and ended it at any moment. The longer he held on, I'm sure the more frightened the driver became. The more desperately he would have tried to shake him loose. I know I would have.

The driver had absolutely no obligation to stop his car and confront this lunatic. None. I would not have stopped the car until I either lost him or killed him, either. At the most, the driver should be charged with leaving the scene. Even at that, pleading extreme trauma should get him off.

The news story's focus on the irony of this situation is misplaced. The driver was in no way "street racing" nor, I'm relatively sure, would he have ever driven in such a manner otherwise. I would imagine having some crazed cyclist hanging onto your car, screaming threats at you, might affect all of our driving. Like I said, I would have done my best to shake or brush him off, too. I wouldn't stop until I was sure I had.