ChrisH Posted December 8, 2008 Share Driving over the bridge next to Old Mutual in Pinelands this afternoon I saw a cyclist who had come across a broken bottle on the side of the road and had stopped to sweep up the glass with a little dustpan and brush that he obviously carries with him for this purpose. Dude I don't know who you are, but 1000 points for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spano Posted December 8, 2008 Share next time you see him, you should catch him and have some science geek clone the guy...no more punctures!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joevan Posted December 8, 2008 Share CH I'll second that. Could also think of interesting uses for the pan and brush if I ever caught one of the A@@eholes who throw bopttles in the streets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andre_ct Posted December 8, 2008 Share i'll be surprised if i didnt have to dodge broken bottles on a sunday morning! i think there was about 4 or 5 going up blackhill towards sunvalley yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Zone Posted December 9, 2008 Share I want to pay this guy to ride my routes. I wish there was some way to get traffic dept. or people who get involved in road accidents to clean the resultant glass out of the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastapouch Posted December 9, 2008 Share I think they should force these useless towtruck drivers to clean up properly after accidents. But then, they are towtruck drivers because they're useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainDura Posted December 9, 2008 Share On my way home yesterday evening I encountered exactly that. A broken bottle in the middle of an intersection (very busy one at that) I had no way to dodge the glass and went right through. needless to say my brand new mtb tyre is now badly cut up. it gave me a huge cut in the back tyre. luckily the stans stopped the cut after about all the air blew out. I will have to plug that sucker as i am afraid it will open up again if i go offroad. We need more people like this guy to clean up our streets and more policing (and education) to stop the stupid people from breaking bottles in the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkey Posted December 9, 2008 Share Wats up with the festive season... ppl must go drinking and then toss their empty glass bottles out the car window... Suikerbossie camps side is full of glass patches... What pro active steps can cyclists take to prevent this from happening?Can SAB not promote responsible consumption w responsible "recycling" of the empties? or should we bitch about it on the hub and keep puncturing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fandacious Posted December 9, 2008 Share Fortunately I havent really noticed an excess of broken glass. That said, I've been riding out to stellenbosch in the mornings, and the students are all away on holiday, so its pretty quiet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bduplessis Posted December 9, 2008 Share Where do you put a broom and dustpan on your road bike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuctionLamb Posted December 9, 2008 Share usually when i drink and drive i feel it much better throwing my glass bottles out of the window.....when i stop at my house i do not have to clean my car!!! PLUS it saves me a lot of time!! *ok...running now* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hot stuff Posted December 9, 2008 Share Sunday was bad for glass all the way from Constantia to Simons Town and that green glass is the worst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisH Posted December 9, 2008 Share Where do you put a broom and dustpan on your road bike?In the backpack you have on. No doubt with the cleaning cloths and Handy Andy. Actually I think I'm going to submit this as a rider to rider tip on bicycling.co.za. 'When riding along the road and your way is blocked by a sea of broken glass, just whip out your dustpan and brush and clean it all up to save yourself from getting a punture'. The shoes are mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathrix Posted December 9, 2008 Share usually when i drink and drive i feel it much better throwing my glass bottles out of the window.....when i stop at my house i do not have to clean my car!!! PLUS it saves me a lot of time!! *ok...running now* ...don't forget your coat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Twin Posted December 9, 2008 Share usually when i drink and drive i feel it much better throwing my glass bottles out of the window.....when i stop at my house i do not have to clean my car!!! PLUS it saves me a lot of time!! *ok...running now*...don't forget your coat .....and your cap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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