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Old October 21st 04, 01:01 AM
Tamyka Bell
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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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Old October 21st 04, 02:11 AM
SteveA
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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

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Old October 21st 04, 02:43 AM
hippy
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"Tamyka Bell" wrote in message
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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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Old October 21st 04, 02:57 AM
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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Old October 21st 04, 03:08 AM
DaveB
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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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Old October 21st 04, 03:15 AM
TimC
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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.

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Old October 21st 04, 03:27 AM
Brad Hubbard
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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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Old October 21st 04, 03:37 AM
Tamyka Bell
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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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Old October 21st 04, 03:42 AM
Tamyka Bell
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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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Old October 21st 04, 03:46 AM
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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?


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