Because pedicabs are definitely the best choice - they are 4 times the cost of a normal cab, they take 4 times as long to get you to the destination, and it is 4 times as cold when it is in the 30's outside. So, we hop on three different pedicabs with ours in the lead. We start by asking the not so nice man how much is typical to be paid for the distance we were going - his answer of course is ridiculously high - $20-30!! I, being the smartass I love to be, said oh good then we will pay you 4 bucks. What I didn't realize was that the dude was new to the "rules of bicycling" and was not aware that slamming on your brakes on a downhill street would result in flying passengers. The next thing I know - I am sprawled out in the middle of the concrete on some random side street in Austin. Because Tito's was making me all warm inside, I didn't really think it hurt at all - just scared me. I quickly checked to see if it was possible that maybe I chipped a tooth so I could go back to the dentist but no such luck (the dentist would have loved that story!!). Sunday morning - the pain kicked in a little more - I think I have a bruise on every other square inch of my body but at least I have a great story to tell.
I think I am officially now the ONLY person in history to have been thrown from a pedicab! Fun times!
