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Old 10-30-07 | 10:21 AM
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Ol Danl
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From: Chattanooga, Tn

Bikes: 1977 Raleigh Record, 1987 Schwinn Prelude, 1971 Raleigh Record, 1988 Schwinn Traveler, 1967 (?) Carlton Super Course, 1959 Huffy Sportsman 3 speed, 1972 Raleigh Super Course, yet another 70-something Raleigh Record

Scary rider story

I drive to work in a sort of rural area -- winding, hilly two lane road with no shoulder, no street lights, and between the edge of the pavement and a drainage ditch there's maybe 2 or 3 feet of rough grassy turf. Speed limit varies from 40-45. I guess some people go a little faster. There's not many places to pull off, there's a church at the top of one hill, but mostly residential or woods along this probably mile and a half or 2 mile stretch. This guy is out there at 6:30 am, no lights (or reflectors that I can see) riding (with traffic) on that little bit of turf next to the road. We've discussed him in our shop safety meetings, and someone said he goes down to a place at the business section and gets coffee. If I thought I could catch him at the church parking lot, I'd be tempted to buy him a flashing light, but don't know if he'd use it--it's not like he couldn't afford one. It's just a hazardous situation, and I think most of us are really only paying attention because we've seen him several times already, or we are looking out for deer, which are also a problem in the area. Any comments?
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