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An apology and a gripe
Firstly, the apology but let me set the scene if I may.
At night, I ride with a fixed flashing tail light PLUS another flashing tail light which I have taped onto a bit of chain which, in turn, is clipped onto the right hand side of my back pack. This second light tends to bounce around and swing about as I am cycling. I have come to realise that if I stand up on my pedals to apply more power, say going uphill, that second light bobs like crazy and occassionally, I can see a flash of light on the concaved part of my spectacle lens, ie the back of the lens. It doesn't happen all the time but if my head is at the "right angle" and I am pushing hard enough and whatever other conditions are right, that sudden flash of light is ****ing annoying!! So, to all other road users following me, I would like to apologise for that second light. I'll do something about it as soon as I can think of something better and cheaper. Until then .... Now, the gripe. Coming back tonight, I was riding up the little hill (300-400 metres?) which leads to the last bit of road to my place. So here I am pushing hard uphill, in the middle of the kerbside lane and just as I ran out of puff and sat back down in my seat, I looked up and about 20 metres in front of me was a cop car, in the kerbside lane, and a coupla coppers who seem to have been playing with a radar gun. Of cos, I gave the appropriate hand signals to pass them and as I rode past, the younger copper says to me, "Slow down". I was going to stop the bike and go back and give him what for, but thought the better of it. I mean, I could not be going more than 25kph max and in fact I doubt if I made 20kph up that incline (I am slightly tired tonite for no apparent reason) and some smart arse tells me to slow down. I just threw back over my shoulder my own smart arse comment,"Slow down, he says" accompanied by a derisive laugh, and got the hell out of there as fast as I could In the copper's defence, maybe he was just trying to cheer me up as he could see I was pretty buggered after pushing hard uphill. |
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