Originally Posted by
jrickards
What I hate finding along the route is a dog off its leash, even if the owners are nearby. Who knows if the dog chases bikes or decides to make an unsignalled turn into my path?
But think about this, the dog is providing you an opportunity to see how fast you can go with your balls against the wall sort of speak all out effort. Then you can brag to others how fast you went that day! It's great fun.
Once I had a dog chase me through about 15 blocks and 6 or 7 traffic lights, and luck be shining on me I got the red at each intersection. So I would race up to the light, slam the brakes, look both ways, then sprint off to the next, all the while this dog would catch up at the lights and he was too stupid to stop for the lights. At last intersection he ran through it I heard a car slam the brakes and a thud, I turned around just in time to see this dog fly through the air and hit a brick retaining wall where he laid forever. Most dogs won't chase you more then their yard and maybe the neighbors, but some...