Riding to work

I've started riding to work and back a couple of times a week. It's
about 15 miles each way, and it's not too bad.

This evening, though, a young woman walked across the road in front of
me and I think she'd have walked right into my bike if I'd not shouted
to her to watch out. (I was too fast and close to stop, and couldn't
swerve to avoid as there were cars in the way.) Is this common?


Best wishes,
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(**)PeeWiglet~~
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Peewiglet wrote:

This evening, though, a young woman walked across the road in front of
me and I think she'd have walked right into my bike if I'd not shouted
to her to watch out. (I was too fast and close to stop, and couldn't
swerve to avoid as there were cars in the way.) Is this common?

Riding a bike with no regard as to whether you can stop safely in an
emergency? Fairly common, I suppose.

Peewiglet writes:

I've started riding to work and back a couple of times a week. It's
about 15 miles each way, and it's not too bad.

Excellent!

This evening, though, a young woman walked across the road in front
of me and I think she'd have walked right into my bike if I'd not
shouted to her to watch out. (I was too fast and close to stop, and
couldn't swerve to avoid as there were cars in the way.) Is this
common?

It's certainly happened to me.

Chris
--
Chris Eilbeck

On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 20:25:27 +0100, "Simonb"
wrote:

Peewiglet wrote:

This evening, though, a young woman walked across the road in front of
me and I think she'd have walked right into my bike if I'd not shouted
to her to watch out. (I was too fast and close to stop, and couldn't
swerve to avoid as there were cars in the way.) Is this common?

Riding a bike with no regard as to whether you can stop safely in an
emergency? Fairly common, I suppose.

It's impossible to move by any means if you are going to expect to stop if
someone suddenly jumps in front of you.

According to your rather puerile logic, no one should ever set a car in motion.

On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 20:25:27 +0100, "Simonb"
wrote:

Peewiglet wrote:

This evening, though, a young woman walked across the road in front of
me and I think she'd have walked right into my bike if I'd not shouted
to her to watch out. (I was too fast and close to stop, and couldn't
swerve to avoid as there were cars in the way.) Is this common?

Riding a bike with no regard as to whether you can stop safely in an
emergency? Fairly common, I suppose.

Um.... are you a troll, or have you/I misunderstood? (I was
established on the road, surrounded by fast traffic. The woman just
set off without regard to my presence. See what I mean?)


Best wishes,
--
,,
(**)PeeWiglet~~
/ \ / \ pee AT [guessthisbit].co.uk

On 06/28/2005 20:20:35 Peewiglet wrote:

I've started riding to work and back a couple of times a week. It's about
15 miles each way, and it's not too bad.

This evening, though, a young woman walked across the road in front of me
and I think she'd have walked right into my bike if I'd not shouted to her
to watch out. (I was too fast and close to stop, and couldn't swerve to
avoid as there were cars in the way.) Is this common?

Best wishes,

Fraid so, peds are primarily suicide wrapped in flesh.

--

Buck

I would rather be out on my Catrike

http://www.catrike.co.uk

Steven wrote:

According to your rather puerile logic, no one should ever set a car
in motion.

Mmmmmmmmm... We can only dream.

Buck wrote:

On 06/28/2005 20:20:35 Peewiglet wrote:


I've started riding to work and back a couple of times a week. It's about
15 miles each way, and it's not too bad.


This evening, though, a young woman walked across the road in front of me
and I think she'd have walked right into my bike if I'd not shouted to her
to watch out. (I was too fast and close to stop, and couldn't swerve to
avoid as there were cars in the way.) Is this common?


Best wishes,


Fraid so, peds are primarily suicide wrapped in flesh.


as opposed to the other sort wrapped in a metal box

Chris Eilbeck wrote:
Peewiglet writes:

I've started riding to work and back a couple of times a week. It's
about 15 miles each way, and it's not too bad.

Excellent!

This evening, though, a young woman walked across the road in front
of me and I think she'd have walked right into my bike if I'd not
shouted to her to watch out. (I was too fast and close to stop, and
couldn't swerve to avoid as there were cars in the way.) Is this
common?

It's certainly happened to me.

I find that shouting a suitable merry quip will smooth over such
embarrassing situations for both parties.

On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 20:20:35 +0100, Peewiglet wrote
(in article ):


This evening, though, a young woman walked across the road in front of
me and I think she'd have walked right into my bike if I'd not shouted
to her to watch out. (I was too fast and close to stop, and couldn't
swerve to avoid as there were cars in the way.) Is this common?

Yes. Peds seem to rely on hearing traffic before they look.
Mudguard rattles and so on help. Alternatively, I know someone who
trained a bit at night around Regent's Park who hung little bells on his
handlebars. But there'll always be people pottering along happily in their
own little world until it suddenly ends.

M.