Wes
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- San Antonio, Texas
- First Name
- Wes
- Last Name
- Elliott
Last weekend I went for a little ride up Hwy 28 to Las Crueces, NM. My wife and I were headed to a café for breakfast on the C-14 and her Scoot.
As usual, I'm on the watch for dumb drivers and other assorted hazards when out of nowhere my whole lane is full of these spandex clad circus clowns on bicycles! I slammed on the brakes hard enough to engage the ABS and barely managed not mow down these Lance Armstrong wannabes.
I know your first thought was I was speeding, but I was actually going 10mph under the 55mph limit. We had just left a small town and I try to be very respectful in small towns on scenic roads. Besides who wants to speed on a straight away, I save that for the windy sections.
During the ride up there and back (80 miles round trip) I had 3 such encounters. I have to ask why would anyone take this up as a hobby? Even long distance runners have the common sense to run on the shoulder towards traffic so they can see the cars coming at them. The funny part is the bicyclists get so upset when people almost kill them, like the driver or rider is at fault.
Why would anyone take a non registered vehicle that can't do half the speed limit on a roadway and think this is intelligent? Can someone please explain this to me? When I was a military safety officer I would lose my mind if my Marines were engaging in this kind silliness.
As usual, I'm on the watch for dumb drivers and other assorted hazards when out of nowhere my whole lane is full of these spandex clad circus clowns on bicycles! I slammed on the brakes hard enough to engage the ABS and barely managed not mow down these Lance Armstrong wannabes.
I know your first thought was I was speeding, but I was actually going 10mph under the 55mph limit. We had just left a small town and I try to be very respectful in small towns on scenic roads. Besides who wants to speed on a straight away, I save that for the windy sections.
During the ride up there and back (80 miles round trip) I had 3 such encounters. I have to ask why would anyone take this up as a hobby? Even long distance runners have the common sense to run on the shoulder towards traffic so they can see the cars coming at them. The funny part is the bicyclists get so upset when people almost kill them, like the driver or rider is at fault.
Why would anyone take a non registered vehicle that can't do half the speed limit on a roadway and think this is intelligent? Can someone please explain this to me? When I was a military safety officer I would lose my mind if my Marines were engaging in this kind silliness.