RIDE without fear

[Trek420]

I prefer club rides or group rides.

When we spring forward and till we fall back I'll return to a ride to work a day or so a week habit.

My commute is neither the best nor the worst area. There is a bike/ped overpass over the Nimitz that starts and ends in a residential area but it's a little ... well few people are there.

I keep a small knife in the back of my left glove only for when I go there.

Kids, don't do this at home .

And of course always carry a charged cell and wear roadid.

It's not so much violence but we're so vulnerable.

There's a moment I take before every ride, I can't exactly call it prayer but reflection. Just thinking that all it takes is a moment and I gotta pay attention. Be aware.

Dogs, crack in the pavement, wrong angle across a track...tires blows at just the wrong time, cars and distracted drivers of course...we're very vulnerable.

But I don't think we ride to anticipate everything that could go wrong and all risks.

Everybody be safe and ..... ride lots

There's only a couple of times on the bike I felt a little jeopardized and it turned out ok.

[KnottedYet]

BTW: Trek has been trained in knife-fighting.

[Trek420]

nah it's only there to open Lara bar wrappers.

[hellosunshine]

its never crossed my mind,but im ususally quite focused when on the bike,traffic aware for sure,but the incident of assault never taps into my senses..im the same when i walk the dog,and when i used to have a pub job and walk home at night ALONE.


one new years eve i was working and my bloke and his mates went to a house party without waiting for me,they got attacked and i walked to the party alone after my shift and had no probs,......i have been assaulted and that was in my own home by a stranger so its a real lottery out there.......

[uforgot]

Gosh, I guess I don't realize how lucky I am to live in a small town where everyone knows me. I don't even lock up my bike when I go into the grocery store. Everyone knows whose bike it is, too. Even surrounding towns are friendly and there are a zillion bike paths in the area. My biggest danger is falling off my bike because I have to wave at everyone. I've never been scared and that's good as NONE of my friends ride and I'm single. One time a car did follow me to the post office for awhile, but when I arrived at the PO it turned out to be one of my students wanting to see how fast I was riding!