Completely different....
I find it very helpful when we post about the odd and goofy hazards we encounter. Things that may not present a problem while in a cage, but are a hazard when on two wheels...
Here's my latest.
I was off from work Monday, so I did as much riding as I could despite having 3 appointments to go to.
I was on my way home in the early evening as the sun was at that point in the sky when riding west required some squinting. I decided to take a shortcut through a housing plan. The speed limit was 25mph, and I was just happily putting along when I saw what looked like a long shadow across the road maybe 50 yards ahead. As I got closer, the "shadow" didn't move...
Turns out, it was the cable wire from a house that had pulled loose and was suspended about 5 feet above the road. Had I hit it, even at the speed I was going, it would not have been a happy occasion... I hit the brakes and swerved into a driveway on the left. I went up to the house and knocked on the door but no one answered, so I went to the house across the street. No one answered there either. At that point I thought "screw it", and ducked under the cable and proceeded on my way.
So, watch out for low slung cables in residential areas.
