A new bike commute in the family! This is my son's first bike commute to his Georgia State University classes. As he was tying up the campus security officer came with some good mornings asking about the ride in - he was laughing and explained that he and Parker usually park next to each other so they "look out for each other" in his words. I'm not sure if that means he's parking in a Security spot or next to one, but whatever works is OK with me.

Check out that wide empty road, it doesn't get any better than that.

It was perfect weather for it and a relaxed ride at around 12 mph. We came across a downed cyclist, which I haven't had happen in 3 or 4 years on that path. She was flat on her back at the edge of the path, her bike in the grass. Another cyclist was beside her straddling his bike. Several hundred feet back we'd just passed another stopped cyclist castigating a jogger - I didn't catch what about - but it was polite and not heated so we just went by them. We stopped at the accident though. The man there said she was fine just getting her bearings back (and I'd also caught that much in passing from the other guy's lecture). The girl said she was OK and didn't seem in any distress, other than laying on the ground. So we left them to it.

I don't know if it made an impression on the kid, but it was a reminder to me and we briefly discussed the proclivities some joggers have for randomly veering in front of you, and why I ring my bell at them.