Money can't buy you everything, Mr. Cadillac.

A few months ago, I was riding my bike from my boyfriend's house at the time in Bushwick, to my apartment in South Park Slope. We'd been packing up things in his place and it was during one of the first heat waves of the summer, so I was dripping with sweat by the time I finally climbed on my bike and headed back. It was still light out, as I won't ride through that area at night by myself. I was pulling onto Franklin Avenue and noticed a black Cadillac SUV in front of me - all shiny and chrome and clearly not cheap. The street is wide, so I was able to pull ahead of it while it stopped for a red light and noticed two 30-ish men in the front seat. The light turned green and the SUV pulled in front. I then noticed the driver sticking his hand out of the window with a camera pointed at me. The flash flickered a few times in rapid succession while I tried to hide my face. The SUV hit another red light and I allowed my handlebars to scrape that beautiful, shiny chrome bumper while telling the drivers to "get f*cked." The pair just laughed as I sprinted passed them and turned the corner. Submitted by Erin