Biking Hazards
by tim
There are many types of cycling road hazards, like glass, debris and other items on the roadway. Or like in this photo, the loose gravel the road crew puts down for resurfacing can be dangerous. The wildlife can also be hazardous and dangerous as well.
My friend Mike (Jedi Web Master) was once taken out be a deer. Good thing it wasn’t a 12 point buck. Or was it? I can not remember the details. I have been startled and almost knocked off my bike by flying turkeys. A few times I have just barely missed a squirrel darting from one side of the road to the other. Worse yet are the stupid rabbits that can’t seem to make up their minds about which way to go. There is always the issue of people’s pets. My friend Stewart had a cat jump into his front wheel.
Lately it has been the birds. Those dive bombing red wing black birds. I have had them chase me, but never have they actually physically nailed my helmet. Coming home from a ride on Saturday I had one attack me and made contact with my helmet seven times. After talking to others I have found out that this bird is a repeat offender. It is all kind of creepy if you have ever seen the Alfred Hitchcock movie “The Birds”.
Hope you are enjoying your biking so far this summer. Keep you eye on the road and in the sky.
The Dear? It was a big one! A doe, but big as life! Hmmmm, never mind.
I have also come around a corner to see turkeys in my path, had a bird fly THROUGH my front wheel this summer. Scary! Also, back when I worked at the shop, Darwin came in bleeding. A red winged black bird had pecked his head through his helmet.
Keep on your guard!