An Interesting Sight

Riding to work today I passed a "mature" woman pedestrian walking her
dog along a country road (no footway). She was walking facing
traffic, and her dog had a high-viz doggie-jacket.

Only thing was, she was walking to the left of the dog.
In the middle of the carriageway.
Wearing a dark grey duffel coat.
Exactly the same colour as the tarmac!

I found it really hard not to shout Oi! Dog-Woman! NO!

Guy
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Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
.. today I passed a "mature" woman


Painful !

MSeries wrote:

Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:

.. today I passed a "mature" woman



Painful !

I bet he couldn't get the seat down afterwards ;-)

"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message
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Riding to work today I passed a "mature" woman pedestrian walking her
dog along a country road (no footway). She was walking facing
traffic, and her dog had a high-viz doggie-jacket.

Often when I drive to work there is a mature woman cycling on the cycle
path painted on the RHS of a one-way street, she approaches, legitimately,
from the other direction but has a collie on a lead running alongside on her
RHS, i.e. in the road.
As a cyclist/motorist/dog-owner I feel a compelling urge to slap her silly
face ;-)
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Regards,
Pete

On my morning commute through Hyde Park, I often encounter a lady riding
a bike and walking a dog on a lead at the same time. The dog has legs no
taller than an inch or two, so her pace is that of a slug. with the
dog's lead across the cycle pass, she, and the dog, are a real hazard. I
haven't shouted at her yet. Any suggestions?

Mike

"maf" wrote in message
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On my morning commute through Hyde Park, I often encounter a lady riding
a bike and walking a dog on a lead at the same time. The dog has legs no
taller than an inch or two, so her pace is that of a slug. with the
dog's lead across the cycle pass, she, and the dog, are a real hazard. I
haven't shouted at her yet. Any suggestions?

Slap her silly face ;-)
--
Regards,
Pete

On Any suggestions?

Learn to tolerate diversity and stupidy after learning to ride around
obstructions :-)

maf wrote in
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Any suggestions?


Lie in wait in the bushes with a nice juicy steak and just when she is
passing toss it towards the dog. With any luck the dog will dart sideways
pulling the silly woman off her bike. ;-)

Graeme

(my other thoughts were much less dog friendly, but it isn't the dog's
fault so why make it suffer)

"maf" wrote in message
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On my morning commute through Hyde Park, I often encounter a lady riding
a bike and walking a dog on a lead at the same time. The dog has legs no
taller than an inch or two, so her pace is that of a slug. with the
dog's lead across the cycle pass, she, and the dog, are a real hazard. I
haven't shouted at her yet. Any suggestions?

Dunno, but I used to ride a bike being dragged by two very enthusiastic and
overweight short-haired-pointers (25 kg each)
So: count small blessings.

BTW: for the record I did not, and do not, view this as "perfectly safe".

maf wrote:

On my morning commute through Hyde Park, I often encounter a lady riding
a bike and walking a dog on a lead at the same time. The dog has legs no
taller than an inch or two, so her pace is that of a slug. with the
dog's lead across the cycle pass, she, and the dog, are a real hazard. I
haven't shouted at her yet. Any suggestions?

Get some spiked snow tyres and go for the dog...oh sorry, I've been
looking at that ABD website again ;-)