Frazz by Jef Mallett for August 18, 2013
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Transcript:
Caulfield: There goes something I don't understand. Frazz: You have to think like a physicist. It seems like the apparent wind would be pushing his shirt down. But the air above his shirt is "moving" faster than the air that's sheltered by his torso- moving air experts less pressure than still air, so the differential lifts his shirt the same way it lifts an airplane wing. Caulfield: I meant I don't understand why anybody would balance over an abrasive surface at 70 mph in shorts and a t-shirt. Frazz: You have to think like a 20-something who's been really lucky so far.
I was practicing defensive riding at it’s best. Headlight, taillight x2, bright yellow hat, and the #1 thing: Awareness. I saw the vehicle approaching the intersection, saw it was slowing, AND MADE EYE CONTACT with driver. She was stopped (although maybe not legally stopped, but close enough for all practical purposes), but pulled out and T-boned me anyway.
Drivers tend to look for cars. If it isn’t a car coming, then it’s clear, right? Bicycles, and sometimes motorcycles, don’t register in some people’s heads because they are not cars