● “Coal rollers” attack Ottawa cyclists with diesel fumes.
If you have ever been enveloped by a thick cloud of diesel exhaust from a passing truck while riding on a quiet country road, it may not be coincidence. Apparently, there are anti-environmental pickup drivers who rig their trucks to belch out a cloud of black soot at the flick of a switch. They are called “coal rollers”, and their favourite targets are pedestrians, cyclists, and hybrid cars.
CBC has a report about how a group of 19 cyclists from Ottawa were attacked by one or more coal rollers during a recent ride through Vermont. One of the cyclists complained to the police, but local law enforcement officials were not very interested.
I take it this is pretty rare… go ride in some developing nations, every truck spews out a cloud of sht… its common in many developing countries.
go ride in cuba, for example – I nearly got run down in cuba by a huge transport… even costa rica.. and, some of the carribean islands. Its common in those countries.
oh yah, I forget… in cuba some use kerosene as fuel… which spews out this black black smoke that sits in the air for a while…
https://iwpr.net/global-voices/cuban-taxi-drivers-seek-alternative-fuels
if you don’t like the “coal rollers” definitely don’t bike in developing nations!!!
america has its environmental protection laws, but many other nations don’t… even if they did, most would just give the finger to them all.