Who Rode Today?

[Tony Nitrous]

Are those critters much of a bother when out riding?

Not so much during the day time, they just chill out somewhere most of the time, and less seen in suburbia.

Late evening to just after sun rise, huge problem in rural areas. I hit one hard in my ute last year and have had several near misses with my cars and bikes.

On my block I have several potentially fatal venomous snakes, as well as scorpions, red back spiders and other entertaining wildlife, but none in 20 years here scares me like meeting a Roo when I’m on my bike.

In my previous jobs I’ve seen cars wrecked, written off, lots of incidents, I often joke that if any wildlife here finishes me off my money is on it being a Roo.

A large male deciding to jump out of the scrub and cross the road, then changing his mind when he gets to the other side gets your attention.

Of everything here from sharks to crocs to blue ring octopus it’s Roo’s I fear.

 

[Tony Nitrous]

Are those critters much of a bother when out riding?

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

There’s not much activity with deer around here much like your roos during bright sunlight but early mornings and evenings and especially after dark, deer can be a real threat. I won’t risk crashing by swerving for anything that would fit on a dinner plate. Some locales have elk, bear, moose and mountain lions to deal with. I’ve seen bobcats too. There’s also raccoons, coyotes, rattle snakes and skunks and the ever present squirrel who I’m convinced are playing with us as we pass. It’s a shame that evolution didn’t accommodate them (and us) by having their hooves/feet haulazz as soon as they sense pavement under them. In the late70s I hit a full grown buck dead center. It was after midnight and I was driving a 48 GMC pickup that I’d rebuilt a year before. Part of the animal pushed the huge grill thru the radiator and slammed the fan back into the water pump which stopped the motor. The rest flew over the roof. I slid under the steering column down by the pedals! Luckily there was no traffic and I was able to pull myself back onto the seat, push in the clutch and coast to a stop. Another reason for having comprehensive insurance.