So for almost 2 months now, I've been taking on my 100-mile round trip commute by combination of bicycle and train. Overall, I love it. Sure, I'm now a slave to the train schedule, but I also get to chill out and relax on the way down, and I get the added benefit of exercise and (for now) sunshine for the biking legs.
Anyway, today I experienced one of the downsides of biking in the city.
I was riding down my usual route when this giant flatbed truck carrying a huge rebar column was making its way off the Bay Bridge off-ramp and turning on to the street I'm on. I just sat there watching thinking, "He's gonna clip the red light camera!" Sure enough, he did, and at the same time as me, a pedestrian also let out a big "haha!" Damn red light cameras... Anyway, I guess the impact with the green hunk of metal (see picture) didn't give him a clue to hit the brakes, so he took out a wooden power pole as well.. Which started bringing down the overhead Muni lines, which power our electric bus system. Once I heard those start to bend and snap, I discovered that you CAN go in reverse on a freewheel bicycle. It's called pushing back with all your might out of fear of electrocution. Anyway, this is the photo I submitted to the local ABC affiliate. Maybe it'll be on this afternoon's news.
On the plus side, here's the zen-like serenity of the morning train... The old hunk of junk I ride in the afternoon doesn't compare.
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