Loaded bike

A heavily loaded bicycle sits propped against a fence along D.C.'s busy 16th Street in the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood (near Harvard Ave.). Two things struck me about this bike: First, it's so heavily loaded—what could be in all those bags? Second, it's been sitting in this same spot, apparently untouched, for over a week.

That's right: I first saw this fairly unusual little vehicle sitting in exactly this spot as we headed out of town over a week ago. Then, a day or two ago I was in the same neighborhood and, whoop! there it is. Who would leave such a thing just sitting for a week? And on a very busy sidewalk and street, at that? What if those bags were stuffed full of explosives? Of course, people leave cars parked on the street for a week at a time and no one blinks twice or asks any questions, so perhaps we should allow the same thing with bikes. But still, isn't it a little surprising that something like this could remain basically untouched for a week on a busy street in a bustling city? I would think someone would at least decide to toss the bags off and steal the bike after they noticed the thing appeared to be abandoned. Is it just me, or does this seem strange?

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