Your poor DH, Duck! If I'd suffered that kind of injury I'm not sure I'd be out biking again...
No, I'm fine. The driver looked about to suffer a heart attack, so I figured he'd learned his lesson. He's sure not going to do that exact stunt again.
And I think maybe it was a good thing to show him that bikers - even though they come from "nowhere"... - can be decent and friendly people. If I'd started kicking up a huge fuss he might have come out of it feeling put-upon and annoyed.
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05-28-2007, 12:22 PM #1
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Last edited by lph; 05-28-2007 at 12:24 PM.
Winter riding is much less about badassery and much more about bundle-uppery. - malkin
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05-28-2007, 03:15 PM #2
zippadee-doo-dah
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I haven't seen those flags in ages! I doubt they'd do much good in rural areas but probably would in urban riding.
Better than a flag would be a Blue Light Special type flashing strobe on an antenna (except not blue).2008 Trek FX 7.2/Terry Cite X
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05-30-2007, 09:14 AM #3
Sue
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at the hardware store I found some battery powered glo-sticks about 8 inches long... and put a red and blue one on the back of the bike. They can be steady or flashing, so I flash. Seems people automatically slow down and give me a little more room....
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