Knucklehead

Seems the country is full of knuckleheads these days. You always hope you can avoid an unplanned meeting with any random knucklehead that may be out and about the same time and area as you. The knucklehead is nothing but problems - from the dude currently residing in the White House, to a couple Florida lawyers who clearly give new meaning to the term irresponsible gun owner, to the ever-present drivers moving at excessive speeds - it seems there are new knuckleheads exposed every day, or old knuckleheads doing new knucklehead things each day.

Knucklehead, an adjective used to refer to a person of less than inspiring intelligence. Knucklehead tends to be used in a "joking manner," perhaps a little less "choice" than some other options. The word became popular during the period of World War II, which may explain why Moe, Larry and Curly chose to use it so frequently in their skits. 

I am not using it quite so "generously."

He came out of the evening sun, riding salmon in the new protected bike lane. The Knucklehead. You know, the Foothill protected bike lanes were constructed to make getting around by bike easier and safer, as an encouragement to active transportation. So, when the Knucklehead appears out of the evening sun heading right towards you as he rides against the flow of traffic, he kind of doesn't make the whole thing safer. 

Go with the flow, ride with traffic, not against it.

Don't be a Knucklehead.