New commuting safety concern?
09-23-14, 02:13 PM
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New commuting safety concern?
Yikes, Not a common occurance but living near an airport I wonder how much this kind of thing actually happens.
Airplane panel falls out of sky near cyclist - CNN.com Video
Airplane panel falls out of sky near cyclist - CNN.com Video
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09-23-14, 03:54 PM
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I'm thinking that's gotta be really rare.
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09-23-14, 04:01 PM
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Where else would a plane fall from?
09-23-14, 04:18 PM
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Each person has a one in 2,320,000 chance of
being killed by lightning;
A one in 3,441,325 chance of dying after coming
into contact with a venomous animal or plant;
And a one in 10 million chance of being struck by
falling airplane parts.
being killed by lightning;
A one in 3,441,325 chance of dying after coming
into contact with a venomous animal or plant;
And a one in 10 million chance of being struck by
falling airplane parts.
09-23-14, 05:11 PM
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In the UK, more pedestrians are killed by helicopters falling out of the sky than are run over and killed by cyclists.
09-23-14, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by MichaelW
In the UK, more pedestrians are killed by helicopters falling out of the sky than are run over and killed by cyclists.
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09-23-14, 05:55 PM
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We have an MUP in my town which passes through a very large airport property. It's a restricted area so you need to stay exactly on the path or else the security will get you. I've ridden through it few times, watched airplanes landing and taking off, it's just too loud to stay there for too long.
09-23-14, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by tractorlegs
I'm thinking that's gotta be really rare.
09-23-14, 06:31 PM
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I ride by the airport daily.
Nothing's fallen out of the sky, except that time I was shat on by a bird I flushed out of a berry bush. Purple bird schidt. Stained my hi-viz jacket.
Nothing's fallen out of the sky, except that time I was shat on by a bird I flushed out of a berry bush. Purple bird schidt. Stained my hi-viz jacket.
09-23-14, 06:43 PM
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I ride by the airport daily.
Nothing's fallen out of the sky, except that time I was shat on by a bird I flushed out of a berry bush. Purple bird schidt. Stained my hi-viz jacket.
Nothing's fallen out of the sky, except that time I was shat on by a bird I flushed out of a berry bush. Purple bird schidt. Stained my hi-viz jacket.
The world needs more hi-viz vogelscheiße.
09-24-14, 07:27 AM
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09-24-14, 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by MichaelW
In the UK, more pedestrians are killed by helicopters falling out of the sky than are run over and killed by cyclists.
09-24-14, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by MichaelW
I have an anecdote .
On 29 November 2013, a police helicopter crashed into the Clutha Vaults, a pub on the north bank of the River Clyde in central Glasgow.[SUP][1][/SUP][SUP][2][/SUP][SUP][3][/SUP] The aircraft was operated by Bond Air Services for Police Scotland and was being crewed by a civilian pilot and two police officers. The cause of the crash was a double engine flame-out; the cause of which has not yet been determined.
Ten people died in the accident: all three who were on board the helicopter and six on the ground, with another person dying two weeks later from injuries received in the pub.
Ten people died in the accident: all three who were on board the helicopter and six on the ground, with another person dying two weeks later from injuries received in the pub.
09-24-14, 09:43 AM
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Sometimes you're just in the wrong place at the wrong time. I was riding home from work one day and a huge wheel/tire came off a passing truck. The wheel bounced down the street at a very fast speed, missing me by a few feet. It probably would have killed or seriously injured me if it hit.
09-24-14, 09:49 AM
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You are far more likely to be hit by a falling tree than a falling airplane panel. There are loads of studies on the world wide web (aka www).
09-24-14, 09:56 AM
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Several years ago I was driving down the road and a tree fell in the road and almost landed on my car. In fact I think it might have hit me if I didn't speed up. I looked in my rear view mirror and it hit the road right after I passed it.
That's an unnerving experience! I walked around paranoid for a while after that.
That's an unnerving experience! I walked around paranoid for a while after that.
09-24-14, 11:47 AM
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A handful of people are killed or gravely injured by falling trees in Sacramento every year. It's a thing.
09-24-14, 12:58 PM
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The Attorney General of Texas, soon to be Governor, was hit by a falling tree and paralyzed while jogging. After his multi-multi-million dollar lawsuit and settlement, he's been trying to limit torts and dismantle the rights of the disabled- pulling up the ladder behind him.
I just think God missed by a tiny fraction, and all Texans are paying for it.
I just think God missed by a tiny fraction, and all Texans are paying for it.
09-24-14, 05:46 PM
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I live under a fairly active section of airspace. Frontier now makes routine flights in and out of KTTN (trenton-mercer airport), and their aircraft fly extremely low compared to aircraft going to or from other airports.
Should i get a hard hat?
- Andy
Should i get a hard hat?
- Andy
09-24-14, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by J.C. Koto
Heh, a Canada goose soiled my hi-viz vest recently. Must have had good aim since I didn't see or hear it so it was probably at least a couple hundred feet up. Gross.
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09-24-14, 09:04 PM
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Those Canada geese should all go back to Canada, even if they didn't come from Canada.
09-26-14, 02:51 AM
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Those Canada geese should all go back to Canada, even if they didn't come from Canada.
Originally Posted by J.C. Koto
Yeah, deport 'em all. That's what I say!
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09-26-14, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by TransitBiker
I live under a fairly active section of airspace. Frontier now makes routine flights in and out of KTTN (trenton-mercer airport), and their aircraft fly extremely low compared to aircraft going to or from other airports.
Should i get a hard hat?
- Andy
Should i get a hard hat?
- Andy
09-26-14, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Walter S
Life insurance.
Maybe i should get a reverse mortgage too...
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