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"The Wogster" wrote in message ... Realise that the truck in the photo would be a write off by the insurance company.... Near the town where I grew up, there's a stretch of country where wild jackasses roam. A couple of kids were driving down the road last week and hit one of the donkeys. The donkey came through the windshield of their care in much the same manner as did the deer in the picture, killing the young female passenger and seriously injuring the boyfriend who was driving. http://www.sbsun.com/search/ci_3140540. |
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Roger Houston wrote:
"The Wogster" wrote in message ... Realise that the truck in the photo would be a write off by the insurance company.... Near the town where I grew up, there's a stretch of country where wild jackasses roam. A couple of kids were driving down the road last week and hit one of the donkeys. The donkey came through the windshield of their care in much the same manner as did the deer in the picture, killing the young female passenger and seriously injuring the boyfriend who was driving. http://www.sbsun.com/search/ci_3140540. Considering that bicycles travel at slower speeds, have more manoeuvrability, better braking and greater operator awareness, an incident where a deer or burro and a cyclist is on a collision course, avoidance would be easier, then when the same individual is in an automobile..... Then again flying down a hill, at night with no lights, might result in both parties being on the side of the road, dead. W |
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The Wogster wrote: Considering that bicycles travel at slower speeds, have more manoeuvrability, better braking and greater operator awareness, an incident where a deer or burro and a cyclist is on a collision course, avoidance would be easier, then when the same individual is in an automobile..... Then again flying down a hill, at night with no lights, might result in both parties being on the side of the road, dead. Yes, but how was the bike? |
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"The Wogster" wrote in message ... Considering that bicycles travel at slower speeds, have more manoeuvrability, better braking and greater operator awareness, an incident where a deer or burro and a cyclist is on a collision course, avoidance would be easier, then when the same individual is in an automobile..... Then again flying down a hill, at night with no lights, might result in both parties being on the side of the road, dead. Agreed. Wandering a bit further off topic (or maybe on), I've encountered many deer while cycling, both on and off the paved roads. I've noticed that deer will stand and look at you until you're right on top of them before they bolt. I've had two of them bolt right into my path, but the rest ran away. One was quite well hidden and I was a bit spaced, and fortunately it was one of the ones that ran away. For some reason, deer aren't afraid of a human on a bike with the wind in his face. I've also snuck up on deer in a canoe or kayak as they grazed along the local river bank. Well, not quite "snuck up" but had the deer stand looking with a "WTF??" look on their faces until I was very close or until I felt a bit of wind eddying around my back, then they took off up the bank. Deer are easily spooked by people walking up on them, in my experience. Or at least more easily so than by people on non-motorized transportation that doesn't involve a lot of flailing of the extremities. I've been "coasting" during my closest approaches to these animals either by cycle or by paddle. I've gotten close enough to smell them before they smelled me. |
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Brian Huntley wrote:
The Wogster wrote: Considering that bicycles travel at slower speeds, have more manoeuvrability, better braking and greater operator awareness, an incident where a deer or burro and a cyclist is on a collision course, avoidance would be easier, then when the same individual is in an automobile..... Then again flying down a hill, at night with no lights, might result in both parties being on the side of the road, dead. Yes, but how was the bike? Well, with the rider pushing up daisies, the bikes condition is, well a non-issue. One thing that helps for bikes, is that bicycle lighting tends to be less bright, so the caught in the headlights may be less of an issue, and a deer that freezes in the middle of the road, is something you can go around, rather then crashing into it. W |
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For those of you that read this thread this far, a little joke
time! What do you call a deer with no eyes? (scroll down for answer) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. No eye dear (no idea) What do you call a deer with no legs and no eyes? .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Still no eye deer. What do you call a deer with no legs, no balls, and no eyes? .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Still no ****ing eye deer! Ha ha! Be safe! ~Rob |
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Sunday and Tuesday nights I now have HSK 汉è¯*水平考试 prep
classes from 6:45 to 9:45. I'm going to try taking the test for the first time in December. This means that, if I am going to train at all, on Tuesdays I've got to go out real early, ride fast, turn around well before I get to the train station, and end up passing the beach muster point at about the time everyone else is arriving. Yuck. But it's that or have all of Tuesday's ride be icky traffic riding. And if I don't get in that daily 30-50kilometers I risk being uninvited from the January round-the-island ride. So there I am going faster than I've ever sustained on this stretch before, zoning out and the pretty palm trees, the windsurfers on the bay, the herd of free range cattle...heading my way in a small stampede caused by a SUV coming the other direction. I love my bike's handling, manueverability, and above all the brakes. I'm not sure I've ever been that close to a cow before. |
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wrote in message oups.com... the herd of free range cattle...heading my way in a small stampede caused by a SUV coming the other direction. I love my bike's handling, manueverability, and above all the brakes. I'm not sure I've ever been that close to a cow before. Cows won't bother you as long as you don't try to make eye contact. |
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"Roger Houston" wrote in message ... wrote in message oups.com... the herd of free range cattle...heading my way in a small stampede caused by a SUV coming the other direction. I love my bike's handling, manueverability, and above all the brakes. I'm not sure I've ever been that close to a cow before. Cows won't bother you as long as you don't try to make eye contact. Kind of OT, but I was chased by a duck last night. I think I'd rather be chased by a cow. |
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"Michele Woods" writes: I love my bike's handling, manueverability, and above all the brakes. I'm not sure I've ever been that close to a cow before. Cows won't bother you as long as you don't try to make eye contact. Kind of OT, but I was chased by a duck last night. I think I'd rather be chased by a cow. Last year I had a skunk racing against me. I let the skunk win. cheers, Tom -- -- Nothing is safe from me. Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca |
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