FG Riders and Purdue.............COMED ON, NOW! (RANT WARNING)
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FG Riders and Purdue.............COMED ON, NOW! (RANT WARNING)
[rant]I had a heck of a day yesterday on Purdue Campus.......2 incidents
First, I got rear ended by a FG rider who wasn't watching what he was doing in my truck. He wasn't hurt, first priority, and neither my truck or his bike was damaged, also fortunate.........but come on now. I ride fixed myself, and I watch traffic.
Second incident, 2 hrs later. I think this was a member here, but I'm not sure. If you are a young lady that rides a pink framed FG, who blew a stop sign yesterday and heard the tires of a Ford Explorer lock up to avoid hitting you, that was me. I don't want to run anyone over because they blew a sign, much less a member here.
Now, I know it can get to be a time crunch between classes, I know it well, I'm in the same boat, myself, seeing as I'm a student.......
Ride safe, please.
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First, I got rear ended by a FG rider who wasn't watching what he was doing in my truck. He wasn't hurt, first priority, and neither my truck or his bike was damaged, also fortunate.........but come on now. I ride fixed myself, and I watch traffic.
Second incident, 2 hrs later. I think this was a member here, but I'm not sure. If you are a young lady that rides a pink framed FG, who blew a stop sign yesterday and heard the tires of a Ford Explorer lock up to avoid hitting you, that was me. I don't want to run anyone over because they blew a sign, much less a member here.
Now, I know it can get to be a time crunch between classes, I know it well, I'm in the same boat, myself, seeing as I'm a student.......
Ride safe, please.
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Yea it happens... especially in the city where I commute to daily; when I'm not on my bike, let's just say my subaru has had numerous potential run ins with bikers who do not obey traffic rules. I even had to deal with some dude who decided it was a good idea to hitch a ride with my STI's oversized spoiler. Luckily my menacing subaru has yet to have tasted cyclist blood and bicycle paint.
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Probably the same poster that was bragging about how much more aware you are on a bike than in a car and that's why they never stop for stop signs.
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OK................
Nope, that didn't happen at least.
Nope, that didn't happen at least.
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I had a ride that recently started out that way too. The first 3 1/2 miles, 2 car drivers failed to yield right of way. Then there was the pedestrian that wasn't paying attention either. I got past that part of the ride and kept going. Glad I did, but there was a point where I felt maybe I should've walked until it wasn't as crazy, for my own sake. Rest of the day worked out, but we all coincided in that area of the ride and somehow survived it.