Chastised

Had an interesting ancounter with a female driver - she had pulled into the entrance of a development, gotten out of her car and stood beside the road, yelling at me.

"Are you crazy, riding that bike at night?" she asked. "I didn't see you coming up that way."

I had no idea as to what "way" she was referring. I did not recall her passing me. I usually don't recall what went by, unless they come really close. I was into the ride "groove."

It was not dark, but dusk, and there was no "setting sun glare" to blind her to my red blinking light.

"I have lights and they're working," I replied as I cruised by her. She said something else. I did not catch the full comment, but I'm sure it was along the lines of "you shouldn't be riding that bike at night."

If I had been closr to home I would have stopped and had a chat with her, and asked whether she had been texting at the time, but it was really getting dark and I could not afford to stop.