I rode South to Highway 50 then headed West to North Vernon. I then took some back roads back to Greensburg. I stopped for a while to visit my mother. This wasn't an uneventful trip, and this time I have videos to show what happened!
Close call with a car:
I was passing through the traffic light in front of the Walmart in North Vernon. There was a white pickup truck going the same direction as I was. This truck blocked the view of a car going the opposite direction wanting to turn left at the light. I saw the car driver look at me, making me think I was safe from him. I then noticed the car turning left even though I was in his path, I thought he'll wait for me, after all he did look at me. I looked at the driver and noticed he wasn't even looking at the road, he had his head completely turned to the left, looking out his side window! That was when I started yelling at him. He quickly turned his head around and slammed on his breaks. Way too close.
Close call with a dog:
I've written about this Doberman before, he's the one that runs back and forth in front of my bike forcing me to slow down or risk hitting the dog. In the past I would simply stop the bike and stand up and he would run off. I really don't like this dog since he always does the same thing.
This time though was a little different, the owners were having some sort of gathering outside and got to see the whole thing and yelled at their dog. Not only that, but there was an oncoming car that came very close to hitting the dog. If it had been one of the drivers that would normally speed 60-80 mph down this road, it would have ended differently. Luckily for the dog the driver was driving slowly and was able to stop seconds before she would have hit the dog. The dog gave a frightened yelp then ran to the ditch. Talk about persistence, he still had to chase after me, although this time he stayed in the ditch, I don't mind dogs chasing me from the ditch.
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