It’s the archenemy of the cyclist and it lays in wait by the side of the road. No it’s not man’s best friend, the humble pooch, or even the swooping magpie. It’s broken glass.
I don’t understand why people can’t seem to hold onto glass bottles. I don’t understand why they have to drop them on roads. I don’t understand why some people purposely break glass on roads.
Every time I head out on my bike I see more and more shards of glass waiting to gobble up my tyres.
I was out with a bunch of other riders this morning and we had to veer around broken glass so many times it was ridiculous. We arrived at the old Midland track for a bit of sprint training and gave it away as a bad joke after seeing how much glass had been shattered across the surface. We rode off and found somewhere else to train.
I wonder if manufacturers could start adding rubber to glass bottles to help them bounce rather than shatter on roads.
Posted by Rodney Olsen
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I don’t cycle, but I know what you mean.We live on a busy road, and people throw bottles and other rubbish out of their cars!
It really is ridiculous and I can’t understand it either.