Ride_Safe
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Just out of curiosity, has anyone hit any type of animal/object on their bike and survived to tell the tale? I'll share some of my experiences, in the 4 years I've been riding.
1) Recently, I was riding down a dirt road and, out of nowhere, this random cat shot out in front of me... and well, I didn't have any time to react as I was going 90km/h and all I heard was this high pitched screeching sound. Then I looked in my mirror and saw him/her roll around for a split second, as if they just got knocked backwards, then the little guy regained his balance and darted to the side of the road like a bullet. I pulled over and couldn't find any sign of a body, so I'm assuming there was no serious incapacitating injury. I'm pretty sure I hit the cat with my back tire, and I barely dinged him/her as it was running past. The worst part is that I was filming with a GoPro at that time and I actually got footage of it.
2) I can remember driving down Davis Drive in Newmarket, and I ran over a pizza box while turning onto Main Street, which nearly made my back wheel slide out from underneath me. I slid sideways a little and was able to regain control, as if something out of a video game.
3) I was driving north on Yonge Street, in the Richmond Hill area one night, and I had a passenger on the back. Suddenly, the bike went THUMP, as if I just ran over an invisible, non-existent brick. It was the weirdest thing. We stopped and looked around, but couldn't find anything that would cause such a horrible bump. I was a little concerned I may have popped my front tire or dented the rim, or something. Even after the cat incident, and sliding on a pizza box... the bump I felt that night doesn't even compare.
4) I was out for a ride last night with a few buddies, and we were heading south into Newmarket via Leslie street. It was late at night, and my one friend had his tinted visor on, so he had limited visibility. Anyway, as we were approaching the intersection just past Princess Auto, this giant cardboard box appeared right in the middle of the lane. We swerved to avoid it, and didn't have an issue. I had my high beams on, which may have helped. It was just weird. The box looked big enough to fit like six 50' plasma tvs. It was huge... and if there has been a median on that section of the road, I doubt we would have been so lucky.
I've seen pictures of bikes from the aftermath after hitting a deer, and it never looks pretty. Thankfully I haven't had that happen to me, yet.
1) Recently, I was riding down a dirt road and, out of nowhere, this random cat shot out in front of me... and well, I didn't have any time to react as I was going 90km/h and all I heard was this high pitched screeching sound. Then I looked in my mirror and saw him/her roll around for a split second, as if they just got knocked backwards, then the little guy regained his balance and darted to the side of the road like a bullet. I pulled over and couldn't find any sign of a body, so I'm assuming there was no serious incapacitating injury. I'm pretty sure I hit the cat with my back tire, and I barely dinged him/her as it was running past. The worst part is that I was filming with a GoPro at that time and I actually got footage of it.
2) I can remember driving down Davis Drive in Newmarket, and I ran over a pizza box while turning onto Main Street, which nearly made my back wheel slide out from underneath me. I slid sideways a little and was able to regain control, as if something out of a video game.
3) I was driving north on Yonge Street, in the Richmond Hill area one night, and I had a passenger on the back. Suddenly, the bike went THUMP, as if I just ran over an invisible, non-existent brick. It was the weirdest thing. We stopped and looked around, but couldn't find anything that would cause such a horrible bump. I was a little concerned I may have popped my front tire or dented the rim, or something. Even after the cat incident, and sliding on a pizza box... the bump I felt that night doesn't even compare.
4) I was out for a ride last night with a few buddies, and we were heading south into Newmarket via Leslie street. It was late at night, and my one friend had his tinted visor on, so he had limited visibility. Anyway, as we were approaching the intersection just past Princess Auto, this giant cardboard box appeared right in the middle of the lane. We swerved to avoid it, and didn't have an issue. I had my high beams on, which may have helped. It was just weird. The box looked big enough to fit like six 50' plasma tvs. It was huge... and if there has been a median on that section of the road, I doubt we would have been so lucky.
I've seen pictures of bikes from the aftermath after hitting a deer, and it never looks pretty. Thankfully I haven't had that happen to me, yet.
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