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One Bicyclist vs. Four Unleashed Dogs
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 I've been wondering about dogs lately. More specifically, I wonder how far the leash laws laid out in Los Angeles municipal code extend up the fire roads that dog-walkers in the city like to frequent.
I was out on my usual Thursday dawn ride up Commonwealth to the top this morning and on the way down ran into a cyclist's quandary:
Four dogs, out with their masters, off the leash and spread out all over the fire road before me. I ran through my usual dog-hazard escalation routine in my mind as I approached ...
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- Slow down.
- Keep an eye on all four animals to see if any of them is a chaser.
- If anyone barks or starts zipping towards me, cut a wide arc and speed up.
- If barks turn to snarls and anyone speeds up and succeeds in catching me, get ready to swing the leg closest to the dog off of the saddle, putting my bike between me and the teeth.
- If actual biting occurs, be prepared to whack the dog with the bike until it stops.
Fortunately, these guys were all well-trained, happy-go-lucky souls out for a nice morning of trotting, sniffing, panting and racing around like cheerful goofballs, and had little interest in me, but I had to wonder: What does the leash law say about fire roads in Griffith Park?
Anyone?
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| Posted by: Mack_Reed on Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 09:50 AM
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