Comments on: Not Something You See Every Day…

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:13:56 +0000

Wow, I would love to see some wildlife ALIVE here in Austin instead of all the wildlife road kill, but then again, maybe the only reason that dolphin is still alive is because its in the water and nowhere near a road full of clueless, careless, blind drivers that haunt the hospital crosswalks!

By: RL Policar

RL Policar — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:23:01 +0000

Man I’d love to see a pic of a real gator if someone see’s one during their commute, please send it in! info@bikecommuters.com

By: Iron Man

Iron Man — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:05:21 +0000

The smell of dead critters somewhere in the bush is one thing I could live without. I don’t think this beats dolphins, but I used to encounter camels, zebras, and peacocks on my old commute. There were a couple of exotic animal farms on my ride.

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:10:45 +0000

Amen to that…there’s LOTS of stuff people miss by commuting in a car — the sights and smells of the city, interesting critters, the interactions between cyclists and pedestrians. If only motorists knew what they were missing, they might give this “bike thingie” a try!

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:06:33 +0000

Living in Monterey I see dolphins on occasion out in the bay next to the rec trail. Much more frequent are otters, seals, and sea lions. When the dolphins are in town, though, I usually park the bike and watch them for an hour. Especially when they’re in a playful mood.

Not something you can see from a car…

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:06:47 +0000

Out of all of the above, though, ‘gators are certainly the EASIEST to find in Florida. Just about any body of water bigger than a Dixie cup has them.

Forgive my enthusiasm for the native fauna, but as a person who lives in a county that’s almost entirely built out, it’s pretty awesome that we get to see stuff like that…

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:56:46 +0000

Too urban for gators…I’d love to see them, though, as I LOVE alligators. There is one alligator for every 12 people in Florida, last time they did a census of the gator population.

By: RL

RL — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:20:30 +0000

How about some alligators?

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:57:38 +0000

Aaron, I think you made the right choice in that instance.

Gabriel…OTTERS! I love otters, but I’ve only seen one in “the wild” once, and that was a long way from Tampa. We were on a tubing trip down the fabled Ichetucknee River. I’ve seen the occasional manatee and dolphin swimming in the Hillsborough River, but never 1) this close and 2) when I actually had a camera with me.

By: 2whls3spds

2whls3spds — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:50:31 +0000

They use those signs all over the place in some of the places I work. Most drivers have no clue where the corner of their cars are and will hit things that they think they are feet away from and in other cases miss something by 4 or 5 feet because they are afraid to they are too close. I actually ran over one of those signs at the Indianapolis airport about a month ago. They had the lane partially blocked and it was run over the sign or get taken out by a shuttle bus.

Aaron