Main Roads. Noisy, Bright and vehicles travelling at speed, probably not the best conditions for a bird or magpie, let alone a person to live. In my findings in cycling around suburban streets and main roads, I get swooped countless times within only 1 suburban block whereas I can ride kilometres on a main road and no swoops or even a trace of a bird in sight.
Yes, you do have to breathe in some pollution (which is bad for your health, its a potential carcinogen, I dont like it myself) but if you do have to travel somewhere by bike or on foot, it is a tradeoff between breathing in the pollution (if that bothers you) and getting annoyingly swooped.
This is just what I found. Stay safe around magpies and try to limit breathing in pollution. -tman
Mokaz02 - October 10th, 2018
Bruce Gray - September 10th, 2018
If it happens less, it is because there's probably less suitable trees beside main roads for them to claim ownership of.
I've been hit hard on a main road as an large articulated semi was passing me (I thought the truck had hit me!).
And yesterday I was hit on Sandgate Road Brisbane at least 5 times over 80 meters with 3 lanes of traffic moving beside me.
As for not being afraid of magpies, you no doubt have not seen the damage they can do. As they get wiser season to season, they get smarter, and more dangerous. They begin to attack eyes directly rather than hit you from behind in the head/helmet. I've got a collection of photos for anyone who doesn't believe this. One guy had penetrating eye injuries to both eyes. and he was wearing sunglasses. Every year at least a dozen kids around Australia have their vision compromised by magpies. They need to be taken more seriously.
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