tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27584252.post5132938385379916028..comments2024-03-29T20:08:42.437+11:00Comments on Boy on a bike: Ninjas annoy meUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27584252.post-64058638963212361022009-07-28T08:40:20.174+10:002009-07-28T08:40:20.174+10:00Hear you on the Christmas tree thing BOAB... When...Hear you on the Christmas tree thing BOAB... When I'm riding home, I'm wearing either my lime green riding jacket, or a high viz tee shirt, front and rear lights on the bike, light on my helmet and flashing light on my backpack, and more often than not, hi viz ankle straps. You should be able to see me from a couple of hundred metres away. The light on the helmet is particularly useful. You can shine it directly at traffic etc. Consequently, even in the dark western suburbs of Brisbane, cars give me a nice wide berth.<br /><br />What does sh*t me is pedestrians. Mainly those who wander down the Coronation Drive bike path wearing nice dark suits and get shirty when bikes nearly clip them. Seriously, there's one stretch of the bike track (for the locals, between Oxley's Restaurant and the Regatta Pub) where even we mountain bikers are hitting 35kph. While doing this, I'm searching ahead, looking for shapes that are darker than the background, like an astronomer searching for planets. These are the pedestrians you don't want to knock over.... ClownsRichard_Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27584252.post-86233130559556338962009-07-27T23:14:25.916+10:002009-07-27T23:14:25.916+10:00I expect drivers not to see me, and plan according...<i>I expect drivers not to see me, and plan accordingly.</i><br /><br />THAT is the best way to go. Shows responsibility and a firm grasp of REALITY. And it doesn't matter if I'm driving a big rig or a unicycle, if I ASSUME others won't see me - and plan accordingly - I'm safer than if I believe otherwise.kchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00515195550774837735noreply@blogger.com