Mace comes in much more practical sizes. On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 10:58 AM, Eric White via Bikies < [email protected]> wrote:
> Yeah, as I'm sitting around healing this broken shoulder I'm wondering > what I'll carry once I'm back up and riding. Bear spray did come to mind. > I've only seen canisters that would be bigger than I'd want to carry on a > bike, but something smaller might work well. > > On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 10:28 AM, Scott Morris Rose via Bikies < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I like to think that bear spray would require no license, be less lethal >> (a goal?), be just as effective, be cheaper, and be lighter to carry, but I >> haven't tried it yet. I've had enough close calls in rural areas to >> seriously consider it. >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 7:59 AM, William Hauda via Bikies < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> When David Couper was police chief in Madison he routinely carried >>> his service revolver to handle situations like this. Following his example, >>> I sometimes carry. One time while biking in Lafayette County a woman sat on >>> her front porch and watched her dog come after me. She did nothing. >>> Dismounted, placed the bicycle between me and the dog, and drew a weapon, >>> telling her I would shoot unless she called the dog off. She did. Situation >>> resolved. >>> >>> >>> >>> On 4/25/2018 6:09 AM, Peter Gray via Bikies wrote: >>> >>> Hope you're OK after crashing, Eric! You sort of buried the lede there >>> ... >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 4:57 PM, Eric White via Bikies < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello all, >>>> >>>> This is just a heads up to keep a lookout for two loose pit bulls at >>>> the address below when riding outside Evansville. I was heading east into >>>> town last Sunday when one of them got a bead on me and made a beeline >>>> through the yard, ignoring its yelling owner. At the last second it flipped >>>> up and out of the way of oncoming highway traffic and was grabbed by its >>>> owner and dragged inside. In the meantime I'd crashed into the gravel >>>> trying to step on it and avoid the dog and the swerving oncoming car. >>>> >>>> The owner came out and apologized but I would expect that these dogs >>>> are out loose in the yard quite often. >>>> >>>> Location: >>>> >>>> https://www.google.com/maps/@42.7468266,-89.2812608,3a,75y,3 >>>> 24.82h,80.47t/data=!3m9!1e1!3m7!1sWuN-vgaYU7UpbG7k221Gug!2e0 >>>> !7i13312!8i6656!9m2!1b1!2i38 >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Bikies mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Bikies mailing >>> [email protected]http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Bikies mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> S. Rose >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bikies mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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