They Think They Own The Road!
October 6th, 2025 Barry Posted in Becky Hawkins collaborations | No Comments »
A cartoon by me and Becky Hawkins.
TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON
This cartoon has four panels.
PANEL 1
A car and a pickup truck are pulled over on the side of an overpass. There’s an exit ramp with white and green stripes going across it, which in some cities indicates pedestrian and bicyclist crossings. The driver of the car, a woman in an orange top, is walking towards the driver of the pickup, who has gotten out of the truck. He’s wearing a blue cap and a red tshirt.
WOMAN: Hey there. I see you’re pulled over. You need me to call for help?
MAN: Thanks. I’m having the worst day ever!
PANEL 2
A closer shot of the truck driver as he rants. His face is framed by two yellow caution signs with bicycle icons and arrows pointing to the green and white crosswalk lines. The concerned woman is behind him.
MAN: I was just driving along and bam! A bike came out of nowhere! No chance for me to see it coming! Stupid bike riders think they own the road!
PANEL 3
Looking worried, the man points to a dent on his truck’s front grill.
MAN: I got a big truck so I’d be safe on the road — and see what happens? Just look at this ding on my truck!
PANEL 4
From the ground in front of the truck, a hand comes up, forefinger raised to get attention. The woman is shocked; the man is annoyed.
BIKER (weak shaky voice): Sorry to interrupt but could you call me an ambulance?
MAN: Hey! It’s not all about you!
CHICKEN FAT WATCH
Chicken fat is obsolete cartoonists’ lingo for unimportant but amusing details in the art.
PANEL 2: A highway sign says “Highway to Heck.” The font is called “Highway Gothic.”
(“Highway to heck” is a reference to a Foxtrot comic. “Some songs just weren’t made for Muzak.” “Some ears weren’t, either.”)
PANEL 3: The logo on the front of the truck says “Dodge SLAM.”
