| Re: Buses with racks go a long way
donquijote1954 wrote:
> On Feb 3, 3:58 pm, Bill Baka <b...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> No way. The buses are going to run either way, full or empty. The use of
>> a bus makes perfect sense when you consider that you can take one past
>> the most dangerous part of town and drop you at a safer location. Nobody
>> should be so into the bike that they willfully put their life in the
>> hands of motorist who could care less.
>> It's called 'Survival instinct'.
>> It's also nice to fall back when the weather opens up and wants to dump
>> on anyone caught in the open.
>> Bill Baka-
>>
>
> Good thinking. You should take it on the bus until you pass the
> "jungle." Then you ride in fine and beautiful bike paths where the
> lions (the rich and famous) live. Be careful they don't steal your
> bike off the rack while traversing the jungle.
>
No rich and famous around here unless you count Chuck Yeager.
Side note: I have heard of people getting off the bus and trying to pull
a fast one by grabbing the bike off the rack while the driver, usually
clueless, waits.
Kind of like car jacking but the cyclist usually figures it out before
the bike is history.
There are all types of petty thieves running around.
Life in the city is not automagically civilized.
Bill Baka
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