Over the years I have accumulated many photos of my various rides. Photos always bring back the good memories of the rides so I take many and refer to them from time to time. I have, on my many trips, seen and photographed some funny signs and thought some of them might bring a laugh…
I’ve been asked before and seen in the paper, “Why do cyclists ride on the roadway when there is a bike trail next to it?” Sometimes we are asked questions and don’t have quick answers. Here are some answers: If the cyclist is riding on a good shoulder and not in the way of traffic,…
I stopped a guy for running a red light on Christmas Eve and had him sit in the back of my squad car while I ran the license check and wrote him the tag (he had run the light badly, almost causing an accident). As I brought out my ticket book he said, “Ahh, man,…
I’m a retired police officer and have, over my thirty-three years on the force, accumulated some funny stories. This is one of my favorites: I was working the late shift and stopped a car as it had a myriad of equipment violations. When I asked the driver for his driver’s license he told me he…
Spring Valley residents have a real gem of a bike trail right in their own backyard. A couple of weeks ago I was in town for my high school reunion–Class of ‘67 (Go Wolves!–we were the Wolves back then). Being an avid cyclist, I often bring my bicycle along on a trip so I can…
At my age (let’s just say “older”) I have learned most of life’s lessons; at least, that’s what I tell my grandkids. But from time to time I need to be reminded. Yesterday morning was a beautiful morning for a bike ride—cool, sunny, and no wind. I planned to ride but kept putting it off…
April 4, 2014 by Bruce Wynkoop While I enjoyed and agreed with most of Walker Angell’s March 25th article (“Mitigating risk to bicyclists”) I have to vehemently disagree with his bicycle helmet comments. Bicycling is an enjoyable way to get exercise, see the countryside, get around, and just wind down a bit. However, toward the…
August 2, 2015 by Bruce Wynkoop Let’s be careful out there!” is one of my favorite lines from an old police television show, Hill Street Blues. The roll call sergeant ends each day’s roll call briefing with those words. The show was on for several years 20 or 30 years ago but that line came…
January 4, 2016 by Bruce Wynkoop For the past several years I have been practicing what I call “litter-picking” on my bike rides. Let me give a little background: Years ago, when I jogged or walked for exercise, it would bother me to run or walk past the same pieces of litter along the trailside…