This post was not scheduled, so i gave me 2mn to write it. Since it’s (usually) better when you say things than you keep them for yourself, here i go: this cycling monday morning started very badly!
First, as any parent it all started very early in order to be sure that parents and kid arrive on time at work or at school…everyhting was going well (under high stress though since we were on monday morning) until i was about to take my bicycle….tire was flat, utch!
Secondly, after the get-this-damned-tire fixed operation we (my kid and i) were « flying » (read cycling of course) to my daughter’s school, when i discovered that i had forgotten my helmet while fixing the tire…at least my daughter was still wearing hers….
Then arriving near her school i avoided at the last second a dooring, focused to get on time at my kid’s school…i acted as a gentleman and didn’t say a word….well may be just one…yes definitely one :-/
Anywyay at least today in Paris is not as cold as it used to be over the last days, that is very positive for all cyclists.
With my good old friend and a good song, now that i am finally at work everything should be alright.
Note: it took me 5mn to write this not very interesting post…FAIL…
Archivé sous: english, pratique du vélo | Tagué : groaning, grrr
Vraiment désolé pour toi. La crevaison, c’est d’autant plus frustrant qu’avec un vélo on ne s’attend vraiment pas à être retardé sur son trajet urbain, à l’opposé d’une voiture où l’on s’attend à tout.
Pour le dooring, c’est vraiment navrant. J’en ai entre deux et quatre par jour. Comme quoi non content de tuer en roulant, la voiture peut aussi tuer à l’arrêt. Pas étonnant que ce soit la deuxième cause d’accident à vélo:
http://veloelectrique.blogspot.com/2008/04/rouler-en-ville-est-ce-dangereux-vlo.html
Merci de ta sollicitude Arnaud ! Par contre je suis vachement surpris que cela soit la deuxième cause d’accident ! Seul moyen de se protéger reste finalement la distance par rapport aux voitures en stationnement car rien ne permet d’anticiper l’ouverture intempestive d’une portière !