Re: Sloppy Construction Crew Trucks!!!!

["Mike Benzon" <fast87@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm sorry, but the rider is responsible to adjust the speed of travel to
match the conditions. I wasn't there to see what happened, but 20 mph in a
shopping mall sounds a little excessive. There are lots of hazards on the
roadways we travel and it is in our best interest to be on the look out,
(ducking and running real fast). Sorry to hear about your spill. I was
riding a back road this last Sunday and passed two pickups hauling firewood,
a quarter of a mile later I came around a turn and right in my lane was a
piece of firewood that must have fallen out of their truck. I was lucky and
was able to change my direction just enough to miss the wood. I was a lot
more lucky than smart.
Better luck to you next time.
Mike
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Lex Offer" <reffoxel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 5:29 PM
Subject: Sloppy Construction Crew Trucks!!!!


> Sorry folks but I need to vent.  I just had an accident leaving a local
mall, Thanks to an inconsiderate Construction Crew Truck.  I came around a
corner to the mall exit (and I was only doing 20mph) when as soon as I hit
the concrete pad that is the exit my shoots out from under me due to a large
spill of concrete powder mix on the concrete pad.  I am relatively unhurt
(little scrape on my right knee) but the bike is all marred up on the
rightside, the rear brake pedal is bent up good and the hard bag is scraped
up a little bit (it came off on impact so was spared alot of grinding).  It
just hacks me off that this sorta stuff is allowed to spill and the property
owner do nothing to keep their property free of road hazards and aren't even
held liable.
>
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