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11-23-2021, 04:23 AM
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Maybe it's the endless badass loose dog attacks. I was attacked two Wednesdays back when riding my bike from my home in HPP to our weekly chess group at the Ainaloa long house. Two big dogs came after me through an open gate, and one bit me in the left ankle. I'm a 68 year old prostate cancer survivor with one bad knee and my bike is a single speed. It happened just as I was riding past Paradise and on the right side of the highway. Could not outrun them. I just recently started riding again after my health issues, and I'm not giving it up and won't quite my daily walk either. I ride at least 5 miles a day, and fully intend to ride to Pahoa, Keaau, and eventually, Hilo. I called the police and filed a report. But, I was unsure which property the dogs ran out of, and was a bit preoccupied trying to deal with the two dogs. I now pack pepper spray, a knife, and a club, and I fully intend to cave in the skull of the next dog that attacks me. And, yeah, I know it's the owners fault, but it wasn't the pinhead owner chewing on my leg. My event was minor, but certainly not the 80+ year old lady who was given so many times, and then passed away after a month in the hospitol, or the little girl that got her face mauled at a school bus stop. Can't get a gun carry permit in Hawaii, so we are on our own to try to protect ourselves legally. Would I shoot a dog that was trying to have me for lunch? In a heartbeat. Dog owners, get the message?
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I recommend adding a marine horn to your arsenal.
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You could mount a taser on your handlebars and then you’ll have an electric bike.
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Cattle prod is a form of taser I believe.
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Maybe it's the endless badass loose dog attacks.
If enough of us carry dog-tasers, owners of viscous dogs will be more careful about containing their critters.
When I walked my two small dogs, and saw large unleashed dogs and asked the owners to put them on a leash they ignored me. When I started carrying a golf putter, they called their dogs and restrained them until the crazy golf club man passed by.
Whatever works.
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11-23-2021, 05:55 PM
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(11-23-2021, 07:52 AM)AaronM Wrote: I recommend adding a marine horn to your arsenal.
I have seen that suggestion on some bicyclist forums, and I think it's a good one.
(11-23-2021, 03:42 PM)SBH Wrote: You could mount a taser on your handlebars and then you’ll have an electric bike.
Actually, I am considering an electric bike. But, most are are heavy as heck.50-85 pounds. Meaning, riding with the electrics turned off can be extremely difficult, even on level ground. I like the Ride1up V2 Roadsters model. About 33 pounds with pedal assist only. Single speed flat bar road bike like my regular bike. It is said, because of the low weight, it isn't hard to ride it with no electrics. I would do that and save the electrics for steeper hills and getting away from attacking dogs.
But, I am enjoying riding my regular bike. Riding from my home on 23rd near Kaloli to the long house gives me a workout and takes about 38-40 minutes with a couplé short breaks. Remember, it's a single speed bike. The ride home, however, is like a theme park ride, being chock full of downhill. That ride takes like 17 minutes and no stops needed. The ride home from Pahoa is quite easy also.
(11-23-2021, 05:28 PM)HereOnThePrimalEdge Wrote: Maybe it's the endless badass loose dog attacks.
If enough of us carry dog-tasers, owners of viscous dogs will be more careful about containing their critters.
When I walked my two small dogs, and saw large unleashed dogs and asked the owners to put them on a leash they ignored me. When I started carrying a golf putter, they called their dogs and restrained them until the crazy golf club man passed by.
Whatever works.
I actually walk with a cane due to my right knee, so I pack that dog beating stick with me on my daily walk. I have a number of dog related incidents in the ten years I've lived here. I also am not one bit shy about calling the popo, and/or the Humane Society (when they exist) about loose attacking dogs.
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The times that I have used a marine horn on animals and people have been very successful in creating space between myself and any unwanted contact.
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WTF is it with adults and bicycles? Can't afford a damn exercise cycle like a Peloton Bike or some cheap knock-off? Can't afford a car? Lost drivers license? Trying to get back your childhood? No bus available?
I don't get it.
Bicycles should be banned for adult use. Get a damn exercise cycle and save the ER the headache of treating your street cycling injuries and the courts the trouble of prosecuting some poor driver who accidently run one of you irresponsible special needs helmet and spandex wearing turds over.
Now you need tasers, cattle prods, air-horns, mace and handguns. For crap sakes, where does it end? Bah!
By the way, where are you going to hide a cattle prod in your spandex shorts?
That's my two cents on the matter. ;p
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You sound like the kind of car/truck drivers with a superiority complex who honk at, harass or even hit cyclists.
The Big Island in general and especially Puna are some of the least bicycle tolerant areas I've ever lived.
Share the road! Island time? Relax brah.
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(11-23-2021, 08:35 PM)Wao nahele kane Wrote: WTF is it with adults and bicycles? Can't afford a damn exercise cycle like a Peloton Bike or some cheap knock-off? Can't afford a car? Lost drivers license? Trying to get back your childhood? No bus available?
I don't get it.
Bicycles should be banned for adult use. Get a damn exercise cycle and save the ER the headache of treating your street cycling injuries and the courts the trouble of prosecuting some poor driver who accidently run one of you irresponsible special needs helmet and spandex wearing turds over.
Now you need tasers, cattle prods, air-horns, mace and handguns. For crap sakes, where does it end? Bah!
By the way, where are you going to hide a cattle prod in your spandex shorts?
That's my two cents on the matter. ;p
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ro4DrewXHE
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