This is just a couple of blocks from the shop. I came upon it on my way to lunch; luckily I saw it before I turned my head to check for traffic (I was passing a car parked there at the time). Be alert, and assume you're invisible!
Monday, November 28, 2005
Road hazards
When you're riding your bike in traffic, look out for dangers like this one. Construction crews rarely take into account the needs of bicyclists. As far as they're concerned, cars are the only road users, so you end up with wheel-sucking voids like this one:
This is just a couple of blocks from the shop. I came upon it on my way to lunch; luckily I saw it before I turned my head to check for traffic (I was passing a car parked there at the time). Be alert, and assume you're invisible!
This is just a couple of blocks from the shop. I came upon it on my way to lunch; luckily I saw it before I turned my head to check for traffic (I was passing a car parked there at the time). Be alert, and assume you're invisible!
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The hell of the south. Magnolia. Those french cobbles will knock you on your arse everytime.
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Good stuff. This is precisely the kind of "community service" bike shops can provide to their cycling customers.
Keep up the good work.
I'll be glad when they finish all this. Makes for one heck of an early morning commute. Even with a good light it's fraught with peril.
Sad thing is, Magnolia is one of the nicest roads in the area. Except where they're actively destroying it for little or no apparent reason.
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