The Wheel and cycling trade review . many into thedangers of the Gorge Road. Well knowing the numbers who have beenkilled and injured here, and attributing theirmishaps to poor riding or lack of nerve, theydeliberately start down the fatal incline, fullof the conceit that they can do what othershave failed in doing. About a fortnight agotwo riders started to wheel down the GorgeRoad. One of them, having no brake, lostcontrol of his wheel at the bad place in theroad. Realizing his danger he made an effortto catch hold of the lamppost on the edge ofthe gorge, but failed, and he and his wheelpitc
The Wheel and cycling trade review . many into thedangers of the Gorge Road. Well knowing the numbers who have beenkilled and injured here, and attributing theirmishaps to poor riding or lack of nerve, theydeliberately start down the fatal incline, fullof the conceit that they can do what othershave failed in doing. About a fortnight agotwo riders started to wheel down the GorgeRoad. One of them, having no brake, lostcontrol of his wheel at the bad place in theroad. Realizing his danger he made an effortto catch hold of the lamppost on the edge ofthe gorge, but failed, and he and his wheelpitched into the gully. Luckily his companionwas a physician, and the unfortunate cyclistwas rescued and patched up on the spot. Those who will persist in riding down thisroad would do well to emulate the exampleof this last aspirant for glory, who had theforethought to take a physician with road is not much travelled, and thechances are that lone riders injured herewould lie in the gully unaided until perhapsbeyond medical Those familiar with the road are not sur-prised at the number of accidents which oc-cur on it. The only cause for wonder is thatthere are not more casualties, or more ratalones, among those which do occur. Ridersare more or less dangerously injured heredaily, and two fatal accidents have occurredso far this season, despite the fact that thereis a great black, red and white danger signnear the top of the road, warning cyclistsnot to coast the hill. In some respects thissign is misleading. It should, moreover, beplaced nearer the head of the road. Manydo not see it until it is too late to turn back,and as many more, having their attentionfixed upon the management of their erraticwheels, do not see it at all. Then, too, thereshould be at least one other sign on the riverside of the road, warning wheelmen againstriding down the road at all, since in goingdown the riders attention is naturally turnedtoward the river to catch a glimpse of thebeautiful vi
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