<sf> wrote in message ...
> On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:29:34 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>>The bikes around here are worse than the cars. It is a wonder that more of
>>them don't get killed. They rarely stop for stop signs.
>
> Here too. They also are very bad about equipping their bikes with
> reflective devices and wearing reflective clothing after dark. I've
> been surprised more than once by a dark bike with a rider dressed in
> black (after dark) seemingly coming from nowhere on busy city streets.

The skateboarders are what get me. Dressed all in black and riding black
boards, they zoom out in front of me on a dark night. All I can hear is
their wheels. Almost hit three of them the other night. I swear they wait
there for a car to come and then shoot out in front to cross the street.
And not in a crosswalk!