No people, robotic lawn mowers and more importantly no recumbents were harmed during the event
We had a nice visitor a few days ago who blatently ignored the stop sign and the 3 1/2 way stop outside. After reading Mark L's post about riding around up here again I figured I'd go ahead and post this as a reminder of the many people who driving who shouldn't be. Like people just out of rehab on their kids insurance who have an expires in 2000 texas license who are probably out there driving right now hopefully staying on FM 407 and not taking the wrong turn onto waketon road.
I live just west of a popular start for weekend and nightime rides people drive up to through the very nice countryish roads of argyle, copper canyon, bartonville and surrounding area. On the right you'll see the parking lot of downing middle school where the Flyers ride out of most days and where I am often late to or miss the ride. To the left you'll see where someone decided to drive through my yard and then the tow truck driver dragged the now 3 wheeld caravan through the rest of it. This is right where MarkL often rides by taunting the double oak police.
This it the approach where cars and 2 wheel pedal vehicles often ignore said stop sign but most realized that you need to turn.
Unfortunately for that night the drive decided not only to ignore the stop sign but ignore the fact that they had to turn. Now that I think about it they actually stole my hedge out there! It was to the right of the 3way intersection sign and it now wedged in their front right wheel well which had a collapsed wheel in it.
This is where I found my gift. The lawnbott was sleeping in his house hidden from the dangers of small town life and the cottonwood remains unharmed.
The police although only 2 driveways down took about 30 minutes to respond because they were out at a domestic disturbance in a nearby town and this was far from an emergency but the Double Oak FD was there in record time due to being right across the street and all the volunteers living within walking distance. Argyle FD and ambulance also came out to visit.
I don't think my wife would go or it but you know it would make a nice path through the yard for bicycles since otherwise we have to ride down the 1 lane street where teenagers often come flying up at 2x the speed limit paying no attention to the road and I end up riding off hte road to avoid becoming flattened. It is right where waketon road would continue if it was a lined up 4 way intersection.