Hmm. Started an blog entry last night about cycling but it was really lame so I exited before saving. Biking does feel edgy, though. You are paying attention not only for yourself, but for all the people in vehicles or on their own two feet who aren't paying any attention to you. I could make a list (people opening driver doors without looking; people pulling out of parking spaces without looking; people swerving around other people queued up to turn left (without looking, natch); pedestrians crossing the street against the light without looking).
Notice the theme here. People driving are not really noticing what's going on around them. They get in the car, start it up, and then space out, especially if the route is familiar.
That's why biking to work, even if it only takes 10 minutes (and I am a SLOW rider) is always such an adventure.
Tomorrow: our adventure today in the Bluffs.
Posted by otto0114 at August 21, 2004 10:40 PM