“94 today” says the display on the commuter highway close to Bingen.

Don’t know why it thinks that – birthday was in July and I’m not *quite* that chronologically gifted.

Yet…

Oh.

It’s counting the number of cyclists using the route.

Got it.

Now, this was just after 10am so it’s first picked up the commuters and school kids (between 7 and 8:30) and then we fitness fanatics on road or gravel bikes. from around 8

At around 11, it gets tricky – that’s when the Wobblies turn up in numbers.

Wobbly (n)
A person of either gender, generally approaching geriatricism. mostly riding at glacial speeds on an electrically powered bicycle with raised handlebars and a relaxed armchair-like riding position and frequently seen in flocks numbering up to 20. The key characteristic of this species is its predilection to braking when encountering either approaching or overtaking Velocipedes, thereby losing its gyroscopic stability with an ensuing immediate loss of directional control, frequently accompanied by high pitched wailing sounds.

You take your life in your hands around that lot….

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