The Dumbest Thing


 


After having several people inexplicably weave and dart from lane to lane around my errand-running route today (not to mention seeing the results of several fender-benders on my purely local journeys du jour), I was reminded of the absolute stupidest thing I ever saw anyone do.

It was after dark, in Somerville, Massachusetts (a poorly-lit, urban, residential area). A man was riding a bicycle in the wrong direction down a one-way street. He wore no helmet and had no light on his bike. He was sitting up, with no hands on the handlebars. The piéce de résistance? Yes. He was on his cell phone.

What is the stupidest thing you have ever seen anyone do?

Posted: Wednesday - October 27, 2004 at 05:48 PM         | |


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