Cycling HIGH GEAR No. 17, Jan. 1975, 25 Cents |
With JO COOPER |
Yelling "Go home you stupid mutt!" used to be my best defense against stray dogs. No more. I've found the greatest dog deterrent yet. STOP 'UM looks like a pen gun. You load it with a 12 guage shot gun primer, but when fired nothing comes out except a LOUD noise. Don't practice with it too close though, I hear of a a friend who got slight powder burns on his bare leg about three feet away. I took mine to the local sheriff's office and they took it all apart and examined it carefully. At first one officer thought it came under Section #14 and was a felony to own. Luckily upon further investigation they found it would NOT accept a tear gas shell so is OK. At least 20 Los Angeles Wheelman think it's mrore than OK On a scenic trip through the autumn leaves of New England lately they were attacked by dogs 42 times. Their STOP 'UM's stopped every one. Really great! $7.50pp ECM Company, 16624 Oakmont Ave., Gaithersburg, MD. 20760 |
The Pasadena city fathers have accepted the Pasadena Transportation Program which includes a combination of bike routes, bike lanes, and
bike paths. Actually this first stage consists of a grid work of 45 miles of corridors most commonly used by cyclists. It was proposed by a committee headed by City Traffic Engineer,
Dave Barnhart. Last year the board of directors would hardly listen to the word "bike" so we were all overjoyed with their change of heart this year. |
By Ralph Cooper, 4-23-08 |
|