Commuting home today was heading home with the tail wind along Beaconsfield parade, I have not done it for a while but a truck went past I and contemplated for a moment having a "draft" session for the rest of the ride, but decided nah, will just push it along myself, I'm not sure what made me decided to not worry about it, getting older ? who knows.
anyway, about 1 kilometre later, car on inside lane heading towards city, pulled over back completely smashed in, and truck that I was going to draft had then pulled over as well in front of the car.
Rode the last 3 km's home, very glad I decided not to draft the truck, not sure if I will ever do it again either.
Commuting home today was heading home with the tail wind along Beaconsfield parade, I have not done it for a while but a truck went past I and contemplated for a moment having a "draft" session for the rest of the ride, but decided nah, will just push it along myself, I'm not sure what made me decided to not worry about it, getting older ? who knows.
anyway, about 1 kilometre later, car on inside lane heading towards city, pulled over back completely smashed in, and truck that I was going to draft had then pulled over as well in front of the car.
Rode the last 3 km's home, very glad I decided not to draft the truck, not sure if I will ever do it again either.
I gave it up after running up the back of a big tour bus... those things can really stop quickly when they're not carrying passengers! Strangely enough, I didn't think it was as funny as the peak hour motorists... :o
Commuting home today was heading home with the tail wind along Beaconsfield parade, I have not done it for a while but a truck went past I and contemplated for a moment having a "draft" session for the rest of the ride, but decided nah, will just push it along myself, I'm not sure what made me decided to not worry about it, getting older ? who knows.
anyway, about 1 kilometre later, car on inside lane heading towards city, pulled over back completely smashed in, and truck that I was going to draft had then pulled over as well in front of the car.
Rode the last 3 km's home, very glad I decided not to draft the truck, not sure if I will ever do it again either.
ooh me too...... l had a car try to barge out of petrol station into st georges rd,(and into my lane as l approached) He saw me and was watching me while he tried to speed out effectively cutting me off,,,, only to clip another car parked near! DIVINE INTERVENTION!! l had to grin the other way cause l travel that route a lot!!
I gave it up after running up the back of a big tour bus... those things can really stop quickly when they're not carrying passengers! Strangely enough, I didn't think it was as funny as the peak hour motorists... :o
Ritch
Ouch..... 🙁
I actually think I had a nightmare that night, about hitting the back of a truck while riding and had this very intense, slow motion image of my heading hitting it and then the rest of me following into the truck. Can't be a good thing to do, at least you were ok.
I gave it up after running up the back of a big tour bus... those things can really stop quickly when they're not carrying passengers! Strangely enough, I didn't think it was as funny as the peak hour motorists... :o
Ritch
Ouch..... 🙁
I actually think I had a nightmare that night, about hitting the back of a truck while riding and had this very intense, slow motion image of my heading hitting it and then the rest of me following into the truck. Can't be a good thing to do, at least you were ok.
Was there a dent in the bedroom wall when you woke up?
