Go Back  Bike Forums > Bike Forums > Fifty Plus (50+)
Reload this Page >

OT: A new experience

Search
Notices
Fifty Plus (50+) Share the victories, challenges, successes and special concerns of bicyclists 50 and older. Especially useful for those entering or reentering bicycling.

OT: A new experience

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 07-09-11 | 07:00 PM
  #1  
Beverly's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member ??
 
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 5,098
Likes: 0
From: Englewood,Ohio

Bikes: 2007 Trek Madone 5.0 WSD - 2007 Trek 4300 WSD - 2008 Trek 520 - 2014 Catrike Trail

OT: A new experience

To keep this bike related I'll say I rode the "Bike for the Health of It" program this morning and enjoyed a wonderful ride with 85+ participants on the local trails. One little 8 year old girl rode the entire 12 miles on her 20" sidewalk bike.....Hooray for her!

It was too hot to work in the yard this afternoon so my daughter and I headed for a local mall to pick up a couple items I needed. Shortly after getting on the interstate I noticed several police cruisers parked along the highway with their lights flashing. My first thought was there might be an accident ahead or ODOT is rolling out the orange barrels again.

Being a law abiding citizen I slowed down and moved to the hammer lane to keep clear of the police along the highway. After a mile or two and several cruisers one of the officers along the side jumped onto the highway and signaled for me to stop. It was then that I noticed a speeding pickup with several cruisers behind it approaching me from the rear. I also noticed stop sticks across the highway Thankfully they all got around me and exited the interstate about a quarter of a mile ahead.

The news reported they finally stopped the truck with the stop sticks shortly after she exited the interstate. It seems they tried to stop her in my town for doing 52 in a 35 mph zone and she decided to flee because she didn't have a valid license. Dumb, dumb, dumb!!! She could have gotten someone killed out there.

The news channel also said they were trying to obtain tape from the cruiser cameras for the news later tonight.....maybe I'll be on the news

I don't think I want this experience again.
__________________
=============================================================

Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
-- Antonio Smith
Beverly is offline  
Reply
Old 07-09-11 | 07:20 PM
  #2  
Senior Member
 
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 168
Likes: 0
From: Bucks County PA

Bikes: Cannondale Carbon Synapse 2, Cannondale F 500

Interesting story to share. Glad no one was hurt.
hikeandbike is offline  
Reply
Old 07-09-11 | 08:10 PM
  #3  
Metric Man's Avatar
Old Fart Racing
 
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,347
Likes: 0
From: Draper UT

Bikes: 2015 Trek Domane 6.9 disc D/A Di2

That's one of those exciting and scary things all wrapped up into one. I had a chase go by me once and it's enough to really get your attention!
Metric Man is offline  
Reply
Old 07-10-11 | 11:57 AM
  #4  
Senior Member
 
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 232
Likes: 0
From: Pennsylvania and Colorado - Snowbird with bad sense of direction & humor... Retired now Ski Bum... My Ride - Montague - Paratrooper

Bikes: Montague - Paratrooper

[QUOTE=Beverly;12904537]she decided to flee because she didn't have a valid license. /QUOTE]


Any bets on green card status? No License - Probably no insurance. I'll drink about it.
Ali_Pine is offline  
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Leebo
Advocacy & Safety
23
10-02-14 06:18 PM
Chris_in_Miami
Commuting
9
04-26-12 01:57 PM
bruce19
Fifty Plus (50+)
30
07-04-11 12:22 PM
ctyler
Advocacy & Safety
22
02-28-11 02:28 PM
idoru2005
Southern California
41
02-08-11 10:55 PM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2026 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.