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   Marty Cormack (martycormack@urbanists.social)'s status on Thursday, 13-Jul-2023 03:16:20 JST Marty Cormack

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   It then started chasing me. I did not know whether to speed up, slow down, or stop, but as I was bitten painfully in the ankle in a similar situation, I kept riding my #bicycle on what was a straightaway. The dog caught up and was starting to outrun me. Suddenly it turned right in front of my wheel and I ran it over! A bigger dog or a slower speed and I would have certainly crashed. I did see the dog in my mirror run back to the owner who said it's OK.
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     Marty Cormack (martycormack@urbanists.social)'s status on Thursday, 13-Jul-2023 03:16:21 JST Marty Cormack

     So do any other #bicycle riders here have as many problems with dogs as I do? I've been bitten by dogs multiple times while riding in the past few years, the most seriously was a couple months ago. Last Friday I was riding on a state trail, where state law requires pets to be on leashes. A walker had a little yappy dog off lease ahead of me. I gave an approach warning a long way off and they attempted to grab the dog, but it escaped.
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     Transit Tw!nk :verifiabletram: (gayfrootloops@towns.gay)'s status on Thursday, 13-Jul-2023 03:16:38 JST Transit Tw!nk :verifiabletram:

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     @MartyCormack I'm so sorry that happened to you. It's absolutely not your fault, but I understand why you feel guilty.

     I personally would not have gone back because from what it sounds like, the owner never fully regained control of the dog. If you rode back there is the possibility it would have become hostile again, and out of control of the owner. This is why we have leash laws, and all pets are required to be on-leash in public areas...

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     Marty Cormack (martycormack@urbanists.social)'s status on Thursday, 13-Jul-2023 03:16:40 JST Marty Cormack

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     I kept on riding. My adrenaline was flowing and I did not want a confrontation. My wife said later that if I was a good #bicycle ambassador, I should have gone back to check on the dog. I don't think what I was likely to say after the scofflaw owner's dog nearly caused me to crash would have been close to diplomatic, so I disagreed with her. How should I have handled it, considering how upset I was?
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     Transit Tw!nk :verifiabletram: (gayfrootloops@towns.gay)'s status on Thursday, 13-Jul-2023 06:34:54 JST Transit Tw!nk :verifiabletram:

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     @fu ...? most places have leash laws

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     fu (fu@libranet.de)'s status on Thursday, 13-Jul-2023 06:36:12 JST fu

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     @gayfrootloops heck, I"ll bet that decent communities with large populations, like India and China, probably avoid that crap too.