"DejaVU" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]... Riding on the sidewalk, back when I was an "around the block" cyclist, I ran into a little girl 8-10 years old. She was unhurt but I was really bashed up and ended up with my head under the front bumper of a car. The cyclist doesn't always win.
A guy stepped off the sidewalk right in front of me today. So, I had to turn to avoid him, and I went right in front of an oncoming car. The car stopped in time, (all this didn't happen very fast, so he had lots of time to avoid me), but he still tootled his horn at me. He saw exactly what happened, but the horn and the look he gave me...
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"Johann S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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A guy stepped off the sidewalk right in front of me today. So, I had to turn to avoid him, and I went right in front of an oncoming car. The car stopped in time, (all this didn't happen very fast, so he had lots of time to avoid me), but he still tootled his horn at me. He saw exactly what happened, but the horn and the look he gave me...
Isn't that fun? If it wasn't for their marginal use with 2 quick beeps to let someone know you're there I feel cars would be better offf without horns. They are most often used to insult people after the accident has been avoided, or worse, in place of the brakes.
"rclose123" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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This has given me much needed inspiration. I hope I can handle the bone chilling winds this winter here in central Florida!
Not to mention all those hills. Actually, it'd be interesting to see which is hillier, Winnipeg or Florida. The difference between the high point of the route of the Manitoba Marathon (run in Winnipeg) to the low point, I'm told (by a past winner) is 28 FEET. Of course the 12 feet you gain on the bridge on mile 24 feels like 5200 feet.
