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Old 08-06-15, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Machka
Cyclists, in particular, wear a cloaking device. We are invisible. This does, of course, pose problems when we, in our invisible state, are located right where a vehicle wants to go.
This made me recall an incident when I first started riding on city streets. It was late autumn and the weather was cooling down. I had on black tights, an bright orange under-armour long sleeve base layer, and a Primal short sleeve jersey with a red, orange, and yellow flame motif. I never noticed anyone looking at me until some kid yelled out, "Look at that, that man is on fire!" It made me laugh out loud.
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