last night while i was commuting home at about 10:45 at night was was stopped at a red light. A car pulls up next to me and a young (20's) lady rolls down her window, all the while still not putting down her cell phone, to tell me that i need to put more lights on me because she had a hard time seeing me. Forget the multiple blinking red LED lights that are attached to my backside, the facts that i was sitting at a red light, in a very well lit intersection. No possible way could the fact that she was talking on the cell phone, more than likely dialing and the likes while driving her car been a distraction. I realize full well that on a bike we are not as visible as most cars, but the irony here struck me as funny. I Thought i would share. I always "feel" safer when riding at night. The traffic is less, my lights i feel make me more visible, let alone the fact that i have on reflective clothing. I bit my tongue and held back the thoughts of telling her perhaps she should stop"multi tasking".
Be careful out there. Last night was proof to me that even with only one car on the road, and all necessary precausions taken, that one car can still be very dangerous.
Be careful out there. Last night was proof to me that even with only one car on the road, and all necessary precausions taken, that one car can still be very dangerous.
