Heltor Chasca
Out-riding the Black Dog
School Run this morning and we are in my work pick up. *This is very rare but there you are.
Stopped at a pelican crossing to let peds across. (Unusual behaviour here in the South West) Bus. The other side also stopped (also unusual)
Peds complete their crossing and said bus and I pull off. WHOOOOOSH, Cyclist comes flying through the tiny gap between bus and I. I tut and bus driver goes off on one. Cyclist disappears over the horizon. Still alive.
An hour later my mobile rings.
It’s the cyclist!
He has my contact details from my sign written vehicle or google. Hugely apologetic; promises never to do that again; will supply ‘kill stickers’ to mark my truck up. All light stuff and no animosity.
His reason? ‘New earphones and banging music, totally psyched, head down and putting the hammer down.’ And there ends our tale of being in a vehicle this morning.
*A boy in my daughter’s class said, ‘Has your dad actually got a vehicle license?’ That’s massive kudos!
Stopped at a pelican crossing to let peds across. (Unusual behaviour here in the South West) Bus. The other side also stopped (also unusual)
Peds complete their crossing and said bus and I pull off. WHOOOOOSH, Cyclist comes flying through the tiny gap between bus and I. I tut and bus driver goes off on one. Cyclist disappears over the horizon. Still alive.
An hour later my mobile rings.
It’s the cyclist!
He has my contact details from my sign written vehicle or google. Hugely apologetic; promises never to do that again; will supply ‘kill stickers’ to mark my truck up. All light stuff and no animosity.
His reason? ‘New earphones and banging music, totally psyched, head down and putting the hammer down.’ And there ends our tale of being in a vehicle this morning.
*A boy in my daughter’s class said, ‘Has your dad actually got a vehicle license?’ That’s massive kudos!
