Watch out for cows

[PamNY]

Apparently a cow knocked over a cyclist. Link goes to San Francisco Chronicle:

http://tinyurl.com/btj5j5

Be careful out there.

Pam

[Tokie]

Maybe the cyclist had milk on her breath and enraged the cow. I've always given the (one) bull I encountered loose on the road very wide berth. but a cow? Always keep your bike between you and a cow I guess. Hold your arms up to appear larger to the cow? Oh, I know....I live in California.....the ads say we have happy cows here. Maybe we're safer. I've been charged by a chihuahua - not scary. A bigger dog - scary, bit my leg. and a dog and a chicken together - they gave up. If I find a cow, I will no longer assume it is benign. Probably it had been startled once too many times by mt bikers. Tokie

[smurfalicious]

Yup, here too:

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2009...er-open-space/

[Tri Girl]

I'm sorry, I know that's not funny- but I laughed anyway. Riding out here on the country roads that have many farms, I see cows often. Always behind barbed wire fences, but I've always thought them harmless. They sure do stare at me very creepily, but I always moo and am on my way. Who'd have thunk cows would be so dangerous???

[Aggie_Ama]

Yup, respect the bovines. In Texas (mainly Hill Country) we have open range ranches. You will hit areas where you cross a cattle guard and suddenly notice the barb wire gone and cow patties in the road. The cows have open access to all points in between and come and go as they please. On a bike you must be careful not to startle the cattle and they do startle easy! Once startled they usually run pretty unpredictably. As long as they anticipated you though they usually just stare at you. In a car you must be patient because there are times a big bull (or female they get big too!) will decide he is standing or laying in the road and nothing you can do about it!

[HillSlugger]

I like the comment in the first article that describes this as "odd, rare and random." Pretty well sums it up!