Ninjas on the Roads!
#2
24-Speed Machine

Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Wash. Grove, MD
Bikes: 2003 Specialized Allez 24-Speed Road Bike
#4
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Charleston, WV
Bikes: Trek Mountaineer modified with a NuVinci; Montegue Paratrooper folding mountain bike; Greenspeed recumbent; Surly Big Dummy with Stokemonkey
Here bicycle ninjas are the problem. I'm surprised more people aren't killed.
#5
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Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Sioux Falls, SD
Bikes: '81 Panasonic Sport, '02 Giant Boulder SE, '08 Felt S32, '10 Diamondback Insight RS, '10 Windsor Clockwork, '15 Kestrel Evoke 3.0, '19 Salsa Mukluk
I occasionally jog through some pretty dark places at night, but I unclip the headlight from my bike and carry it. The wild swinging light seems to draw attention to me pretty well.
#6
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Joined: Jun 2009
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It's become the normal mindset anymore -- "nobody in sight right now, nobody's there at all, I can go do what I please."
I have a similar problem with my 17-y-o nephew; he seems CONVINCED that he can just PROCEED wherever he's decided to go, and anyone who doesn't look behind them to see him coming is at fault, and gets barked at. Does it on foot, does it on a bike. And, he wants a CAR.................
I have a similar problem with my 17-y-o nephew; he seems CONVINCED that he can just PROCEED wherever he's decided to go, and anyone who doesn't look behind them to see him coming is at fault, and gets barked at. Does it on foot, does it on a bike. And, he wants a CAR.................
#7
Just 20 minutes after the posted segment, I encountered a pair of joggers with red bicycle blinkies clipped to their waists. Worked pretty well.
#8
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Joined: May 2005
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From: Flagstaff, AZ
Bikes: Marin Pt. Reyes, Gary Fisher HiFi Pro, Easy Racers Gold Rush recumbent, Cannondale F600
I both run and ride a lot at night, and find I need quite different lighting for each activity. Blinking lights drive me nuts while on foot, for some reason and I don't like the way headlamps flop around on my head, so I carry a small LED flashlight in hand while I run. My arm movements give it motion, and I can face it to the front, rear, or downwards depending on the traffic around me.
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