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Exciting Wednesday night
Didn't I have an exciting ride home.
Had just come out of Glen Rd onto the cycle path at Toowong when I hear a strange crunching sound. I look back to see a woman on the street corner, hands over her mouth, gasping. I recall seeing a cyclist heading down that hill as I went up so I turn back to check. Sure enough, cyclist is now lying down in the middle of the road, not the best place to take a nap. He's hit the nasty little bump on the far side of the manhole cover, and as I recall he was heading down the hill with water bottle in one hand, so I figure as he dropped forward on hitting the bump it made his bike swerve and off he came. Two people who were about to get into vehicles stopped to help, I stayed because (1) I am a cyclist and (2) I had a bright yellow jacket on and it was about 5.45 pm on an overcast night. Another cyclist was waiting as well. The guy insisted he would be right to ride, he had nothing broken and was just groggy (i.e., concussed and just wouldn't admit it) and his jersey was ripped a bit. We ended up convincing him to call for a pickup... only because the rear derailleur had folded back into the spokes! As all this was going on, a bus driver heading up the street to the waiting point (around the corner from the bus stop) cut the corner a bit, no doubt distracted by our excitement, and takes off the right rear lights and bumper of a parked car. More excitement. After which I rode very, very carefully and gave way to anything that looked vaguely like it might not see me in my bright yellow jacket and lots of flashy lights. Rest of my commute was (fortunately) without incident. New slogan: If you ride alone, take your phone! T |
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Exciting Wednesday night
Tamyka Bell Wrote: Didn't I have an exciting ride home Had just come out of Glen Rd onto the cycle path at Toowong when I hea a strange crunching sound. I look back to see a woman on the stree corner, hands over her mouth, gasping. I recall seeing a cyclis headin down that hill as I went up so I turn back to check. Sure enough cyclist is now lying down in the middle of the road, not the best plac to take a nap He's hit the nasty little bump on the far side of the manhole cover an as I recall he was heading down the hill with water bottle in one hand so I figure as he dropped forward on hitting the bump it made his bik swerve and off he came Two people who were about to get into vehicles stopped to help, staye because (1) I am a cyclist and (2) I had a bright yellow jacket on an it was about 5.45 pm on an overcast night. Another cyclist was waitin as well The guy insisted he would be right to ride, he had nothing broken an was just groggy (i.e., concussed and just wouldn't admit it) and hi jersey was ripped a bit. We ended up convincing him to call for pickup... only because the rear derailleur had folded back into th spokes As all this was going on, a bus driver heading up the street to th waiting point (around the corner from the bus stop) cut the corner bit, no doubt distracted by our excitement, and takes off the righ rea lights and bumper of a parked car. More excitement. After which I rod very, very carefully and gave way to anything that looked vaguely lik it might not see me in my bright yellow jacket and lots of flash lights. Rest of my commute was (fortunately) without incident New slogan: If you ride alone, take your phone T Last night an idiot in a car almost got me. I was in the last km o the ride home, on suburban streets near home when the aforementione idiot didn't give way at the give way sign, cut the corner and almos drove over the top of me. I was lit up like a Christmas tree but I wa in some way invisible to him. Somehow the words "you f***ing idiot" or something similarl appropriate didn't come out of my mouth. Instead all I could say wa "Oi" and point at him and shake my head. He had his window down so h heard me quite clearly, and I was close enough (even though I swerve and missed him) that he could see I was not happy. I always think I would like to do a little selective panel damage t these fool's cars if I ever cannot avoid the collision, but I'm no sure I would have the presence of mind to do it at the time. Should practice damaging parked cars as I ride past them on the street so tha it will be almost instinctive when the collision happens Steve -- SteveA |
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"Tamyka Bell" wrote in message
... Didn't I have an exciting ride home. Sounds like it! Yesterday was all pain for me. Wednesday's are my "hard" days 'cept for races. I saw a funny incident this morning at the gym. This dude riding a cheap mtb. Obviously a newb, he's riding around the carpark and takes an easy, slow corner.. but he doesn't turn! Doesn't lean, nothing.. So, by now he's overcooked it and 'slowly' runs into a tree. He hit it at a shallow enough angle to scrape along and continue.. He was smiling and so were the 5 people that watched him. I don't think the SAAB/Beemer(?) owner who's car was parked right next to the tree would have been.. New slogan: If you ride alone, take your phone! Fo shizzle (oh not this again!) hippy |
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"SteveA"
I always think I would like to do a little selective panel damage to these fool's cars if I ever cannot avoid the collision, but I'm not sure I would have the presence of mind to do it at the time. Should I practice damaging parked cars as I ride past them on the street so that it will be almost instinctive when the collision happens? Practice makes perfect! Just remember cagers are very protective of their cars and will want to hurt you should you ding it. All I'm saying is... have a good escape route.. hippy |
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Exciting Wednesday night
SteveA wrote:
I always think I would like to do a little selective panel damage to these fool's cars if I ever cannot avoid the collision, but I'm not sure I would have the presence of mind to do it at the time. Should I practice damaging parked cars as I ride past them on the street so that it will be almost instinctive when the collision happens? SteveA It's an instinct you either have or don't. DaveB "who had it last night" |
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On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 at 00:01 GMT, Tamyka Bell (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: He's hit the nasty little bump on the far side of the manhole cover, and Grrr. Anyone find that ditch over the width of the city-bound lane on Burwood road near Swinburne annoying? I've got blood blisters out of it, but never fallen off... yet. Of course the council ignored me the one time I called. Might be time to give them another call. -- TimC -- http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/tconnors/ What did you type in wrong to get it to crash? |
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Exciting Wednesday night
Tamyka Bell wrote:
As all this was going on, a bus driver heading up the street to the waiting point (around the corner from the bus stop) cut the corner a bit, no doubt distracted by our excitement, and takes off the right rear lights and bumper of a parked car. More excitement. Wasn't a silver Corolla wagon was it? My Mum has a unit in Sandford (whatever) there and often parks her car out in the street. Sounds like you're going from St. Lucia to the city? Are you studying? When I stay at my Mum's I often run along the river in either direction. I often think I'd like to ride it but I never get to take my bike down. Oh well... one day. Cheers, Brad |
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Exciting Wednesday night
DaveB wrote:
SteveA wrote: I always think I would like to do a little selective panel damage to these fool's cars if I ever cannot avoid the collision, but I'm not sure I would have the presence of mind to do it at the time. Should I practice damaging parked cars as I ride past them on the street so that it will be almost instinctive when the collision happens? SteveA It's an instinct you either have or don't. DaveB "who had it last night" Good for you DaveB, give 'em hell! From someone who is occasionally a cager due to being a female living well away from the city who commutes past areas where cyclists frequently get mugged and/or raped and thrown into the river/creek. It's kinda funny, when I give way to cyclists they look amazed. Then they see my bike in the back and it all makes sense. |
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Brad Hubbard wrote: Tamyka Bell wrote: As all this was going on, a bus driver heading up the street to the waiting point (around the corner from the bus stop) cut the corner a bit, no doubt distracted by our excitement, and takes off the right rear lights and bumper of a parked car. More excitement. Wasn't a silver Corolla wagon was it? My Mum has a unit in Sandford (whatever) there and often parks her car out in the street. Don't think so. That being said I think the car was too close to the corner and was actually illegally parked. Sounds like you're going from St. Lucia to the city? Yep, headed to New Farm for circus training. Are you studying? Researching, postgrad. When I stay at my Mum's I often run along the river in either direction. I often think I'd like to ride it but I never get to take my bike down. Oh well... one day. I like the little bit of dirt on the road side of the path for running on, it's just uneven enough to make you stronger and be more gentle. I didn't like running on the slanted path, it gave me ITB friction syndrome. These days heaps of people run on the dirt, I'm scared the council will try to pave it! Why don't you take your bike down? You should, it's a challenge on the path especially in peak hour. The best bit is near QUT where, if you're heading back towards Toowong, you can ride RIGHT NEXT TO the river, with no railing, on quite a narrow stretch... T, who has too much to say for someone who is so busy. |
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Exciting Wednesday night
On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 at 02:08 GMT, DaveB (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: SteveA wrote: I always think I would like to do a little selective panel damage to these fool's cars if I ever cannot avoid the collision, but I'm not sure I would have the presence of mind to do it at the time. Should I practice damaging parked cars as I ride past them on the street so that it will be almost instinctive when the collision happens? SteveA It's an instinct you either have or don't. DaveB "who had it last night" Story? -- TimC -- http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/tconnors/ This plane is not equipped with vertices. |
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