Thursday, October 26

Jeez, the weather has gotten really cold. I finally broke out the gloves - too cold to ride without them. A friend of mine just got doored last night. The attached picture is of the victim. Thankfully, she's OK. In case you're not familiar with the phenomenon, being "doored" is when someone in a parked car whips open their door right as you're approaching, or passing the car. It can be fatal, or can involve everything that comes before "fatal" (broken bones etc etc). She was lucky and got away with scratches and bruises. I was doored once, but I was going so slowly at the time that it was more of a Three Stooges move. Here's a good piece from Common Ground mag about being doored.