Riding to work today I passed a "mature" woman pedestrian walking her dog along a country road (no footway). She was walking facing traffic, and her dog had a high-viz doggie-jacket.
Only thing was, she was walking to the left of the dog. In the middle of the carriageway. Wearing a dark grey duffel coat. Exactly the same colour as the tarmac!
I found it really hard not to shout Oi! Dog-Woman! NO!
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Riding to work today I passed a "mature" woman pedestrian walking her dog along a country road (no footway). She was walking facing traffic, and her dog had a high-viz doggie-jacket.
Often when I drive to work there is a mature woman cycling on the cycle path painted on the RHS of a one-way street, she approaches, legitimately, from the other direction but has a collie on a lead running alongside on her RHS, i.e. in the road. As a cyclist/motorist/dog-owner I feel a compelling urge to slap her silly face ;-) -- Regards, Pete
On my morning commute through Hyde Park, I often encounter a lady riding a bike and walking a dog on a lead at the same time. The dog has legs no taller than an inch or two, so her pace is that of a slug. with the dog's lead across the cycle pass, she, and the dog, are a real hazard. I haven't shouted at her yet. Any suggestions?
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On my morning commute through Hyde Park, I often encounter a lady riding a bike and walking a dog on a lead at the same time. The dog has legs no taller than an inch or two, so her pace is that of a slug. with the dog's lead across the cycle pass, she, and the dog, are a real hazard. I haven't shouted at her yet. Any suggestions?
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Any suggestions?
Lie in wait in the bushes with a nice juicy steak and just when she is passing toss it towards the dog. With any luck the dog will dart sideways pulling the silly woman off her bike. ;-)
Graeme
(my other thoughts were much less dog friendly, but it isn't the dog's fault so why make it suffer)
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On my morning commute through Hyde Park, I often encounter a lady riding a bike and walking a dog on a lead at the same time. The dog has legs no taller than an inch or two, so her pace is that of a slug. with the dog's lead across the cycle pass, she, and the dog, are a real hazard. I haven't shouted at her yet. Any suggestions?
Dunno, but I used to ride a bike being dragged by two very enthusiastic and overweight short-haired- pointers (25 kg each) So: count small blessings.
BTW: for the record I did not, and do not, view this as "perfectly safe".
On my morning commute through Hyde Park, I often encounter a lady riding a bike and walking a dog on a lead at the same time. The dog has legs no taller than an inch or two, so her pace is that of a slug. with the dog's lead across the cycle pass, she, and the dog, are a real hazard. I haven't shouted at her yet. Any suggestions?
Get some spiked snow tyres and go for the dog...oh sorry, I've been looking at that ABD website again ;-)
Attempt to persuade the dog to pass an immovable object - park bench, tree, Lord Hutton, etc. - on the opposite side from the woman. Bonus points warded for doggy squeals and woman flat on face in pile of dog eggs.
Last week we were driving on a very minor road across the North Pennines and as we rounded a bend there was a car ahead of us going very, very slowly. We couldn't pass but after a few seconds the driver signalled and pulled into the edge at a point where the road was wide enough to pass. As we passed we noticed a dog walking along ahead of the car. Looking back the car pulled out and followed the dog at a crawl again. The dog wasn't on a lead but the guy in the car did seem to be walking his dog by car. At least the dog was getting some exercise.
On my morning commute through Hyde Park, I often encounter a lady riding a bike and walking a dog on a lead at the same time. The dog has legs no taller than an inch or two, so her pace is that of a slug. with the dog's lead across the cycle pass, she, and the dog, are a real hazard. I haven't shouted at her yet. Any suggestions?
Attempt to persuade the dog to pass an immovable object - park bench, tree, Lord Hutton, etc. - on the opposite side from the woman. Bonus points warded for doggy squeals and woman flat on face in pile of dog eggs.
Yes. Fix your newsreader not to advertise your post as cyrillic (russian alphabet) when posting in English - it looks *very* strange. You might also want to consider your language preferences: your browser is asking smart webservers for the French language versions of their pages.
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...the guy in the car did seem to be walking his dog by car. At least the dog was getting some exercise.
Colin
Colin,
Be thankful that this is an anomaly in your area. In the US it is quite common. On the bright side, at least the driver isn't likely to have his vehicle pulled off the road by the dog. I worry about this with cyclists who take their leashed dogs for a "walk." Then again, people on roller blades may be in yet a more precarious position.
On the bright side, at least the driver isn't likely to have his vehicle pulled off the road by the dog. I worry about this with cyclists who take their leashed dogs for a "walk." Then again, people on roller blades may be in yet a more precarious position.
In Norway they have a specific sprung attachment so that if the dog lurches, it is absorbed by the spring (the lead is attached to the top of a vertical pole attached to a stiff spring. This gives nearly a metre of lurch before you lurch)
