Originally Posted by
Machka
If you're riding in the rain, don't ride through puddles ... you just don't know how deep they'll be!!
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
Just Yesterday, I posted about my concept of Riding Safety Aphorisms ("The Sayings of Chairman Jim"), little sayings that come to mind when I encounter a situation where unseen dangers may lurk, such as:
…Make sure you can see the road surface if you ride over a puddle; a pothole or frozen ice may lurk at the bottom…
Though it is still August, just yesterday I rode on a stretch of a nice bikepath that was strewn with fallen leaves, obscuring the surface. One of my earliest threads to BF was about a local cyclist who was killed by a pothole obscured by leaves, as he was training for a cross country tour. So remember to watch out for any road surface as it is obscured, by puddles, leaves,snow, whatever.
My aphorisms have been generated by close calls, either personally or vicariously through the misfortunes of others. In the case of obscured surfaces, besides the newspaper report about the leaves, I personally hit a pothole hidden by a puddle, but fortunately just tore my nice cycling jacket. So I read of cycling accidents and safety suggestions to sympathize and learn.
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
…Wow, ***,sorry to hear about this. It sounds like a “major” crash, especially with such damage. I won’t ask “what happened?,” but posting details for me at least gives me renewed attention to such situations on the road…
Last edited by Jim from Boston; 08-11-16 at 05:53 AM.