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Old August 5th 20, 06:57 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Default Exeter road rage driver banned for mowing down cyclist in Tesco car park

On 18:42 5 Aug 2020, Simon Mason said:

On Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 6:08:03 PM UTC+1, TMS320 wrote:

Concerning the produce. Don't put them in a shopping bag and then stuff


that bag inside a backpack. That action would do a lot of damage. Put
items in the pack individually, soft stuff at the top. There is some
shift when the pack is put on the back but there is no shift while
riding. The end result can't be worse than walking. Walking is likely
to


worse because there is more motion and more steps have to be taken.
Never had squashed tomatos.


Plus, never go round a sharp bend in a top heavy 4x4 with a heavy load.

QUOTE:
A decade or so ago nobody would be surprised to see an F series pickup
or a big honking SUV lying on its side after tipping over. When you
don't compensate for a top heavy load and big gaping clearances you
are setting the stage for a roll bar field test. ENDS

Top 10 cars for tipping over:

https://autowise.com/top-10-trucks-a...y-to-tip-over/


The same physics applies to bikes. Thanks for the reminder.
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