Near Miss: Shade
07-22-23, 06:32 AM
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Near Miss: Shade
Don’t make my mistakes.
2 minutes before this picture was taken I was rolling in to park at a business entrance I was directed to from the street by a big red arrow.
Fortunately I was going slow enough when I hit that parking barrier that there were no bad consequences.
I need to remember to slow down when crossing into shade and be reminding myself that hazards are harder to see.
2 minutes before this picture was taken I was rolling in to park at a business entrance I was directed to from the street by a big red arrow.
Fortunately I was going slow enough when I hit that parking barrier that there were no bad consequences.
I need to remember to slow down when crossing into shade and be reminding myself that hazards are harder to see.
07-22-23, 08:21 AM
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Yep. I once was going in and out of bright sunlight on the MUP, had my dark sunglasses on too and that made the transitioning even worse. Crossing over a slight rise in bright sun then going into a dark part of the trail that was a slight depression, there was a guy in dark clothes that decided to do push ups crosswise to the trail. Thankfully I noticed in time. But just barely. Now I don't wear my darkest sunglasses when on the trail in such lighting conditions.
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I was Headed to the Ramp and did Not See the Car Stop. Ouch
Black was where my Front Tire Hit the Car Stop.
Car Stop Should have been Painted Blue.
Black was where my Front Tire Hit the Car Stop.
Car Stop Should have been Painted Blue.
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I dropped my Mooney's front wheel in a crack I'd ridden past many times but that day it was completely in the shadow of the bridge guardrail. Bike's second year. Like clamping the wheel in a vise. Over the bars hard. Fortunately this was the approach and uphill. Still I wondered (and still do) if I straightened the fork and bent the two main tubes a touch. Fork was replaced several years later for another crash and the rest has done just fine so I no longer sweat it.
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Car stops where they're not expected are an unreasonable and unnecessary hazard. It's not only about bikes, people also trip over them, and cars also get damaged by them.
IMO all car stops not within 3' of a wall or fence should be bright yellow or other high contrast color. This doesn't have to be an expense for painting, since they're made of factory cast concrete, which can cheaply be dyed.
IMO all car stops not within 3' of a wall or fence should be bright yellow or other high contrast color. This doesn't have to be an expense for painting, since they're made of factory cast concrete, which can cheaply be dyed.
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I was squeezing around a shaded car stop when I slammed into a low branch with my forehead (helmet on). Helmet has a huge visor. Quite a surprise as the tree was a nice distance away. Fairly slow speed but still jammed my neck which bothered me for a month.
So yeah, it's real easy to miss an important detail.
So yeah, it's real easy to miss an important detail.
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I was squeezing around a shaded car stop when I slammed into a low branch with my forehead (helmet on). Helmet has a huge visor. Quite a surprise as the tree was a nice distance away. Fairly slow speed but still jammed my neck which bothered me for a month.
So yeah, it's real easy to miss an important detail.
So yeah, it's real easy to miss an important detail.
Completely took the wind out of my sails
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