Is not just about catching miscreants,
it's all about being aware, and thinking.
And it is thanks to good police work,
my cousin, Billy, is on his way to a full recovery.
On Friday, the 16th, an off
duty police office noticed a piece of mangled bike on the side of the
highway/main road. The office stopped, made a U turn to check it
out, and found my critically injured cousin crawling out of ditch.
He had several broken bones, (we are, as a family, stubborn, pig
headed and strong lot. This can be a failing; but put us to the test,
run us down, break our bones, and we crawl out of the ditch and keep going!) and a
cracked helmet-(but an intact head!).
In addition to the mangled bike on the
road, there was more bike in the ditch, and there was also part of
car's bumper, too.
First things first, the officer
assisted my cousin, and called for an ambulance. Later a “Be on
the Lookout” was issued for a car missing parts—the car (and
driver) were found. (but that another story about good police work.)
I know, every day, police officers
everywhere, are doing good police work. But Today, a special shout
out of thank to the Ann Arbor Michigan ones.
My son is a cyclist, too, and while he
is off pedaling in California, when I drive, I treat every cyclist I
encounter (here in NY) as if he were MY SON. For certain, every
cyclist is someones son, some ones daughter, some ones father,
someones mother. Good police work can only do so much. Here is a
small reminder to respect the rights of cyclist on the road.
