Date Posted:20:06:04 08/09/05 Tue Author: Jeff Subject: Re: Some Mothers do Have 'em In reply to:
Garry Humpherson
's message, "Some Mothers do Have 'em" on 21:00:05 08/01/05 Mon
Yep, I would rather be lit up like an xmas tree than lookign trendy in my black and silver (colour of the road) gear. Check out Jville Cycles and Bicycle Lower Hutt for some wicked fluoro vests that have flashing lights all thru them.. prolly get pulled over for impersonating a cop car!
Jeff
>Some cyclists are just not road wise. This morning at
>the bottom of Ngauranga Gorge a mountain biker in
>front of me riding in the left lane to go round the
>corner towards Petone just rode across the lane in the
>face of overtakng traffic to go up to the lights and
>so on to the city. He didn't look back or give a hand
>signal of his intentions but just carried on as though
>there was nothing else around. Immediatly after a car
>squeezed me for room to get around the corner. It was
>just beginning to come light and sure he was lit up ok
>though his clothing was dark colours but all I can say
>is he was just one of the fortunate ones that got away
>with it this time.
