Short blog, but one worth writing about. Since living in Italy, I have seen the strangest people riding bikes. I told you about the guy carrying the umbrella wearing a long fur coat with a sequined hat. There have been people riding their bikes while smoking cigarettes, talking on their cell phones, and eating gelato. Some doing all at the same time. There was the bike with three adult passengers, one on the seat, one on the handlebars, and one on the back rack; the lady with the baby in a snuggly (frightening); and countless people toting their weed whackers (no...get your mind out of the gutter...I'm literally talking about the garden tool). They carry them over their shoulder while pedaling, hanging out of the basket on the front of their bike, draped across the handlebars, and in one instance, attached to a hand truck he was pulling behind him. Yet, for all of the toting of weed whackers, there are a surprisingly large number of weeds around. I truly don't know where they're whacking. Today, however, I found the muse for this blog. There was a guy pedaling his bike carrying a CHAIN SAW! If you've never carried a chain saw, they are rather heavy, and they have very sharp teeth all along the blade. I don't even want to carry one while walking, let alone negotiating traffic on a bicycle.
But, I think I've figured out why there are so few traffic accidents in Italy. Yes, the drivers are crazy and aggressive. However, because of all of the crazy obstacles we come upon while driving, you are forced to pay attention...lest you shall lose a side-view mirror to a chainsaw carrying biker.
Ciao' for now!
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