"An iguana got caught in my wheel."
Now that would have been something to tell the folks at Montefiore-New Rochelle or Westchester Medical Center--not to mention the New Rochelle Police Department.
Of course, they wouldn't have believed it. At least, that's what I think: After all, the long green creatures aren't nature to this part of the world.
Then again, I once took a tumble so a cat wouldn't be entangled in my wheel. (If you've been reading this blog a while, you know how I feel about cats!) And a big dog--a German Shepherd, if I recall correctly--knocked me off my Schwinn Continental when I was delivering newspapers.
If someone's feline or canine could make a beeline into my path, who's to say that a someone's pet lizard, in New Rochelle or anywhere else, couldn't escape and dart into a cyclist's wheel?
All right, I admit, that seems less likely than the dog or cat scenarios. But when I've cycled in Florida, I've had a near-miss with an armadillo and, it seems, cute little green lizards seem to make a sport of seeing how close people can ride or run before they make their "escapes."
I've seen iguanas during my trips to the Sunshine State. Fortunately for me, they kept a respectful distance. A cyclist in Marathon, however, learned the hard way that, perhaps, iguanas don't always know how they'll get entangled--or how they can entangle people's lives.
The cyclist ended up in the hospital. It seems that his injuries aren't serious. However, according to Monroe County Sheriff's Office spokesman Adam Linhardt, "The condition of the iguana did not appear as stable."
As a recent accident victim, I wish a speedy and full recovery to all.
Now that would have been something to tell the folks at Montefiore-New Rochelle or Westchester Medical Center--not to mention the New Rochelle Police Department.
Of course, they wouldn't have believed it. At least, that's what I think: After all, the long green creatures aren't nature to this part of the world.
Then again, I once took a tumble so a cat wouldn't be entangled in my wheel. (If you've been reading this blog a while, you know how I feel about cats!) And a big dog--a German Shepherd, if I recall correctly--knocked me off my Schwinn Continental when I was delivering newspapers.
If someone's feline or canine could make a beeline into my path, who's to say that a someone's pet lizard, in New Rochelle or anywhere else, couldn't escape and dart into a cyclist's wheel?
All right, I admit, that seems less likely than the dog or cat scenarios. But when I've cycled in Florida, I've had a near-miss with an armadillo and, it seems, cute little green lizards seem to make a sport of seeing how close people can ride or run before they make their "escapes."
I've seen iguanas during my trips to the Sunshine State. Fortunately for me, they kept a respectful distance. A cyclist in Marathon, however, learned the hard way that, perhaps, iguanas don't always know how they'll get entangled--or how they can entangle people's lives.
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| From Monroe County (FL) Sheriff's Office |
The cyclist ended up in the hospital. It seems that his injuries aren't serious. However, according to Monroe County Sheriff's Office spokesman Adam Linhardt, "The condition of the iguana did not appear as stable."
As a recent accident victim, I wish a speedy and full recovery to all.
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