Originally Posted by chephy
Keep working on your awareness of your surroundings. Nothing (and I mean NOTHING including a parade of naked women down the middle of the street or the second coming of Christ) should surprise you on the road.
Good rule of thumb.
Last summer I literally did a double take one day as I cycled through Times Square on my way to Penn Station, out of the corner of my eye saw the Naked Cowgirl.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenzodom/203219426/ )
Luckily I was going so fast that by the time my brain registered what I'd seen, I was half a block away. Whew. Could have been ugly!