Mojoman Posted October 20, 2018 Posted October 20, 2018 Coming home from work on the R563 towards Magalies there were 4 cyclists on the road at 1am! Anyone know what they were training for or doing out there at that time? Bit sketchy in my opinion...my weekend work involves serving drinks to people...some of whom will use that road to drive home...
PygaSchmyga Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 Coming home from work on the R563 towards Magalies there were 4 cyclists on the road at 1am! Anyone know what they were training for or doing out there at that time? Bit sketchy in my opinion...my weekend work involves serving drinks to people...some of whom will use that road to drive home...Divorce is safer chaps
Kranswurm Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 David on his way back to Cape Town with a few friends he picked up along the way
Sitting@89 Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 Yes I know them, they are training for the munga, they do stick mostly to gravel roads, on this specific occasion they were riding out to the Koster area
BaGearA Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 Yes I know them, they are training for the munga, they do stick mostly to gravel roads, on this specific occasion they were riding out to the Koster areabliksem
GaryvdM Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 Coming home from work on the R563 towards Magalies there were 4 cyclists on the road at 1am! Anyone know what they were training for or doing out there at that time? Bit sketchy in my opinion...my weekend work involves serving drinks to people...some of whom will use that road to drive home... Dude - you are preemptively victium blaming. There is nothing wrong with going for a night ride, provided you take the necessary safety precautions. What is sketchy, and illegal - is driving drunk. Which your post seems condone. (Disclosure: I know who the cyclists that you saw were. )
Frail. "Will forever remain "Frail" Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 David on his way back to Cape Town with a few friends he picked up along the wayI Guessed someone would mention my name.LOL
scotty Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 Dude - you are preemptively victium blaming. There is nothing wrong with going for a night ride, provided you take the necessary safety precautions. What is sketchy, and illegal - is driving drunk. Which your post seems condone. (Disclosure: I know who the cyclists that you saw were. )No need to get your knickers in a knot. he asked a perfectly legit question which was addressed until you waded in with this.
eddy Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 It was the 300km Audax ride from the Cradle out to Swartruggens and back. The 200km riders left at 6:00
Kranswurm Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 Dude - you are preemptively victium blaming. There is nothing wrong with going for a night ride, provided you take the necessary safety precautions. What is sketchy, and illegal - is driving drunk. Which your post seems condone. (Disclosure: I know who the cyclists that you saw were. )???
GaryvdM Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 No need to get your knickers in a knot. he asked a perfectly legit question which was addressed until you waded in with this. Please excuse me for getting my knickers in a knot, but I have lost friends to drunk drivers.
Mojoman Posted October 21, 2018 Author Posted October 21, 2018 Dude - you are preemptively victium blaming. There is nothing wrong with going for a night ride, provided you take the necessary safety precautions. What is sketchy, and illegal - is driving drunk. Which your post seems condone. (Disclosure: I know who the cyclists that you saw were. )Relax dude. If they want to cycle at 1am that's up to them. No skin off my nose. I just wondered what they were training for at that time of night...and I'll stand by my sketchy comment. It's dangerous enough being on the roads in the daytime let alone in the absolute dark on a Saturday night on quiet rural road that also has no shoulder. Drivers are liable to be both speeding and have had a couple of drinks in them..I saw the bike lights some distance away but quite honestly the lights aren't enough to keep you safe sadly. I most certainly don't condone drinking and driving. To make some extra money in life I work part time as a barman over weekends at a venue that serves over 300 odd people. Most guests arrive in buses and have designated drivers but a lot don't, they arrive in their own vehicles...Oct/Nov is corporate year end function time so naturally the grog flows freely when the company pays. People have had their keys taken away from them before but unfortunately its simply impossible to check everyone before they leave...
Bateleur1 Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 Please excuse me for getting my knickers in a knot, but I have lost friends to drunk drivers. That is what mojoman concern were. The sketchy part he was refering to was the fact that there are many drunk drivers on the road. It was more a post of concern than victim blaming.
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