Steve Jackson in Witness Protection

[timpanogos]

So, we are heading up AF canyon, Saturday morning, 8:45ish, lots of traffic, lots of bikes. Steve is following this rig towing a large camping trailer. We are behind Steve. The three of us are in a stop/go type of situation coming around the corners and trying to not kill the numerous pedal bikers, who somehow choose this road as a good place for a morning ride.

So the trailer pulls a curve (with bikers on/in it) just a wee bit too tight and clips a biker with the trailer. This guy goes down in an amazingly small little area barely avoiding about a 10’ drop into the drink.

Steve got a birds eye view of the whole event.

There is this one un-hit biker dude that goes absolutely ballistic on the driver, following him every step, right in his face swearing and declaring. I think the driver clipped that wrong biker, but not sure

 

[scoutabout]

Yeah, it was crazy. The guy took a pretty serious spill, and it happened right in front of me. We ran over to see if the guy was ok, and he said he was alright. Although he was pretty shaken up and hadn't gotten up yet. At different times, Timp and I had to get in between the driver and the biker's friend who had a little roid rage going on. Luckily, the guy was ok, and it's a good reminder to be careful when those bikers are on that narrow road.

 

[Coreshot]

I've never understood why you would risk life and limb riding a bicycle on that narrow piece of crap road. The bikers get a pretty big chip on their shoulders, maybe justified, maybe not, and make a point of holding their part of the lane no matter how big the vehicle trying to pass is. Personally, I would like to see them outlaw biking on the main road just as they do the freeways.

 

[Tacoma]

It's not justified. I'm a biker, and I'll tell ya what! On that road, I would yield to vehicles, if I was riding at all. Road biker culture has a snottier attitude though... so go figure.
I've had some run-ins w/a-hole drivers before, but from the sounds of it this particular incident was an honest accident where the driver tried to do the right thing, and the biker's buddy was a dink. *shrug*

 

[offroaddave]

Yeah, We "ran" over to see if the guy was ok, and he said he was alright.

That must of been what took it out of you the rest of the day.

 

[Tacoma]

A U4WDA assassin has been dispatched to your vicinity. I would stay away from the windows for a while.

 

[offroaddave]

Yea Right!

A U4WDA assassin has been dispatched to your vicinity. I would stay away from the windows for a while.

HAHAHA!
NO!
Remember i'm the guy who bitched about the redneck thing a couple years ago,
OH no wait............ they called me a few days latter.



sorry