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Sidewalk cycling is dangerous (& so are pit bulls)
The Province of Ontario is considering a ban on pit bulls (the dogs)
after several rather nasty attacks by pit bulls in the last year. The Ottawa Citizen had a letter to the editor supporting such a ban The letter writer was commuting to work when he encountered two muzzled pitbulls and their (presumed) owner on the sidewalk. He stopped to let the trio go by but as they passed one of the dogs managed to stretch its muzzle enough to bite the rider in the arm. Dogs and person ran off. Of course, what the rider did not seem to notice that he was already breaking a municipal bylaw by riding on the sidewalk. I have seen and heard of many reasons for not riding on the sidewalk but this is a new one to me. John Kane Perth ON |
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"JRKRideau" wrote in message om... Of course, what the rider did not seem to notice that he was already breaking a municipal bylaw by riding on the sidewalk. I have seen and heard of many reasons for not riding on the sidewalk but this is a new one to me. Of course, the dogs were part of the new "Sidewalk Riders Enforcement Squad" and they were punishing him for riding on the sidewalk. He deserved to get bitten. Cheto |
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"Cheto" wrote in message
... "JRKRideau" wrote in message om... Of course, what the rider did not seem to notice that he was already breaking a municipal bylaw by riding on the sidewalk. I have seen and heard of many reasons for not riding on the sidewalk but this is a new one to me. Of course, the dogs were part of the new "Sidewalk Riders Enforcement Squad" and they were punishing him for riding on the sidewalk. He deserved to get bitten. Cheto around here even the cops ride on the sidewalks. i'd like to tell them how to ride safely but on second thought... |
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(JRKRideau)
wrote in part: The letter writer was commuting to work when he encountered two muzzled pitbulls and their (presumed) owner on the sidewalk. He stopped to let the trio go by but as they passed one of the dogs managed to stretch its muzzle enough to bite the rider in the arm. Either those muzzles were improperly used or the letter writer has *awfully* skinny arms. Regards, Bob Hunt |
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alan wrote:
around here even the cops ride on the sidewalks. i'd like to tell them how to ride safely but on second thought... I used to run into a female bike cop when I'd cycle home from work. Really nice lady. I asked her how many miles she did a day, and she had no idea. When I told her I did about 16, she looked at me in amazement. She was also a sidewalk rider, and didn't obey stop signs. **sigh** |
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On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 02:59:50 -0400, Mike Baron
wrote: alan wrote: around here even the cops ride on the sidewalks. i'd like to tell them how to ride safely but on second thought... I used to run into a female bike cop when I'd cycle home from work. Really nice lady. I asked her how many miles she did a day, and she had no idea. When I told her I did about 16, she looked at me in amazement. She was also a sidewalk rider, and didn't obey stop signs. **sigh** In amazement? You mean as though 16 miles was a lot? I've often wondered if bike cops, riding around all day put any decent mileage in. I presume they have to train on a bike outside of work to keep in shape. When I rode the CBBT, the bike cops were riding the middle section back and forth all morning, so they must have put on a very slow 30 miles from 0700 to 1400 when they closed it. Haha, reminds me of an anecdote from that ride. On the way out, 0730ish, among the first couple dozen riders, there's about 10 ppl out in front that are beginning to make the turnaround at 8 miles. I see the pair of cops on typical knobby tire MTBs in front of me and they've drifted to the wrong side of the road which isn't delineated actually, but that everyone knows we'll eventually be sharing with the returning riders. Anyway suddenly they both stop, in what would be the opposite land, and one lays his bike down -in- the road helterskelter and proceeds to lying down on the road, completely prone, reaching out of the drainage vent on the bridge (must have dropped their keys or something). Well, oblivious to the fact that there were a pack of fast early riders bearing down on them, having made the turn and on the way back, the cops just kept screwing around and at the last minute the other cop, completely oblivious, doesn't even look, lays -his- bike down almost completely blocking the entire road, and the returning pack almost has to come to a screetching halt and funnel around these, uh, nice gentlemen. Sheesh. Talk about clueless to all things biking (apparently). The cops never did look up and see what was happening all around them, lol, as they continued to crawl around on their bellies. ;- -B |
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Mike Baron wrote in message ...
She was also a sidewalk rider, and didn't obey stop signs. **sigh** I hope you never run into me. I just starting riding again at 50 and my 100 lb Labrador Retriver pulls me up the hill on the sidewalk. I should be in jail soon. Between my poor riding skills and my anti social dog....I better find a bail bondsman or increase my life insurance. ;-) |
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In article ,
Badger_South writes: But you should be aware of ordinances, such that walking a dog on a leash often has an overlooked codicile - "leash length must be six feet and no more" (or sometimes eight feet). In addition you're not likely to bother a cyclist but you may run over a 5 year old coming down his driveway, or you may run over a mother with a baby carriage turning the corner. Hope not. Actually, I was envisioning the lab spotting a swimming pool and bee-lining for it posthaste :-) cheers, Tom -- -- Nothing is safe from me. Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca |
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