@ Gregg, I once came around a parked car only to find a girl on a bicycle heading straight towards me. Fortunately we did not collide. Sometimes these incidents can be a teachable moment: ride with the traffic & walk against it. Just goes to show we still have a long ways to go with public education about bicycling.
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RE: LIGHTNING: The BSA field guide says to move to shore if you are on the water or descend to a lower elevation if you are up high and move away from the direction of the approaching storm. A dense forest in a depression offers the greatest protection. Stay away from shallow caves & overhanging cliffs. Avoid bodies of water & metal fences & anything that might conduct electricity [(like your bike I assume)]. If you are out in the open spread out so you are at least 30 feet from each other. Futher minimize risk by crouching low on with only the soles of your shoes touching the ground. HOPE THIS HELPS, STAY SAFE EVERYONE!

Met a woman and a little boy riding on the wrong side of the road on Haylett St. . This creates a very dangerous situation and its parents like this that are teaching their kids bad habits, which this kid will be doing when he gets older.

Not a good idea to be riding a bike during lightening storm. Lightening is attracted to bikes.

Good deal on this electric bike: http://www.randombikes.com/product/11schwinn-tailwind-pedal-assist-electric-bike-654.htm

I would think this is cheating, though, if you ride this for the bike challenge.

I ride all weather but the 1 time I rode in a lightning storm was the last. Creeped me out.

Thanxs for the response, my problem is now that my range has drastically increased I'm getting farther and farther in the sticks on one of the local bike trails so cover isn't too plentiful. And all this has me wondering what some of the other riders on here do , in that case . Rains not an issue , even snow isn't that bad, but some of our storms do get kinda nasty and show up out of nowhere