Here is my story.
Leaving work. Still in the parking lot. I'm usually last to leave the facility, but, not this time.
I usually make a pass across the detector that opens the electronic gate and take a tight loop, and out the gate I go. This time two bicycles are trying to trip the detector to get the gate open. I pass by them to trip the detector and start to take my usual loop. This time I go a bit wider to let the bicycles get out. A car comes toward the gate to exit and does not appear to be going to wait for me to go so I swing a little wider still. One of the bicycles turns to ride back toward the offices. Jennifer is riding the bicycle. She is very nice and quite pretty. I raise my hand to give her a little wave and, BAM!, I'm on the ground. I ran into a concrete parking block.
I didn't get hurt but did about $5k to my bike. Man, those pretty girls can get you in trouble.
Also, familiarity with the routine ride through the area did me in when a couple of variables were added in.
Leaving work. Still in the parking lot. I'm usually last to leave the facility, but, not this time.
I usually make a pass across the detector that opens the electronic gate and take a tight loop, and out the gate I go. This time two bicycles are trying to trip the detector to get the gate open. I pass by them to trip the detector and start to take my usual loop. This time I go a bit wider to let the bicycles get out. A car comes toward the gate to exit and does not appear to be going to wait for me to go so I swing a little wider still. One of the bicycles turns to ride back toward the offices. Jennifer is riding the bicycle. She is very nice and quite pretty. I raise my hand to give her a little wave and, BAM!, I'm on the ground. I ran into a concrete parking block.
I didn't get hurt but did about $5k to my bike. Man, those pretty girls can get you in trouble.
Also, familiarity with the routine ride through the area did me in when a couple of variables were added in.