Phoenix Arizona Real Estate ~ Doreen McPherson

Bicycle Safety in Tempe AZ

Tempe is a bicycle friendly community. We have bike lanes on many of our streets and they are normally very easily defined.

I had to be out and about at around 4 AM this morning and had a bit of a scare.

Due to recent resurfacing on a major road here in Tempe, some of the lane lines are still missing. A large portion of this street was replaced recently and while the auto lane traffic lines have been repainted, the bicycle lane lines are not yet in place.

I was traveling below the speed limit and still missed seeing the rider until the last second. Even though I managed to swerve quickly to put some distance between us, it was still too close for comfort.

The rider was wearing dark clothing and had no lights on his bicycle, his pack, his person, none, nada, zip, zero. Not even a reflector. I don’t know if he knows how close he came to being hit…

A helmet would have been a good idea, too. (it probably would have had some type of reflector on it, too.)

I did not see him. The lanes are not marked at the moment, so I’m not sure if he was in the right place or not. None of that really matters now.

My point is, if he had a light or at least a reflector, I would have seen him in enough time to change lanes and give him lots of space.

Please be careful out there on the road.

Also see http://www.bikesafetyinstitute.com/

Ted’s Hotdogs Tempe Arizona

Are you from New York?

Do you long for a ‘certain’ type of dog?

Well, we may have just what you need, right here in Tempe Arizona!

Located at the southwest corner of McClintock and Broadway you will find Ted’s Hotdogs.

What makes Ted’s unique?

The Tempe location is the only location outside of New York.

I stopped in the other day for a quick bite, had a great hotdog and the biggest order of onion rings I have ever seen. I could not finish them… that’s just not normal for me!

That orange milkshake was pretty darn good, too!

I'll let you know when I go back and check out some of the other items on the menu...

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