My Ride To Work This Morning
I may have posted pix before of cars stuck on the sidewalk of the 79th Street Bridge after sliding into the concrete rail. In my 12 years of making this daily trip I know it is a common occurrence in the rain for cars to slide into that side of the bridge, once taking out the concrete completely and almost going into Biscayne Bay. One time I came across such a car stuck on the sidewalk, maybe within 5 or 10 minutes of it happening and it gave me pause to think, what if I had been biking across that spot at the exact moment.
Well, today was the closest so far - 5 seconds between my passing and the truck slamming into the wall. I was pedaling up the bridge and heard this loud noise behind me, at first wondering if it was lightning (but no flash). I turned around and saw it - right where I had just passed. Great opportunity to see why this common accident happens - seems he wasn't speeding, the street is just that slick on the downgrade after leaving the metal drawbridge.
"If you don't like my driving - Get off the sidewalk"
I may have posted pix before of cars stuck on the sidewalk of the 79th Street Bridge after sliding into the concrete rail. In my 12 years of making this daily trip I know it is a common occurrence in the rain for cars to slide into that side of the bridge, once taking out the concrete completely and almost going into Biscayne Bay. One time I came across such a car stuck on the sidewalk, maybe within 5 or 10 minutes of it happening and it gave me pause to think, what if I had been biking across that spot at the exact moment.
Well, today was the closest so far - 5 seconds between my passing and the truck slamming into the wall. I was pedaling up the bridge and heard this loud noise behind me, at first wondering if it was lightning (but no flash). I turned around and saw it - right where I had just passed. Great opportunity to see why this common accident happens - seems he wasn't speeding, the street is just that slick on the downgrade after leaving the metal drawbridge.
"If you don't like my driving - Get off the sidewalk"
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