You heard me right, Drunken Tricycle Man. I’m sure he has a real name and a whole story to his life that I don’t know, but since I don’t know it, he remains Drunken Tricycle Man. Any time you drive the same streets day in and day out, you are likely to see some of the same people. There is one gentleman who I see often riding what I can only refer to as a grown-up tricycle. It has two wheels in the back, and one up front like those Big Wheels some of us who are old enough (ehem,) used to ride when we were little. He has a flag off of the back so he can be seen, and always wears a hat. There’s a wide basket for anything he might need to carry. It is a sturdy thing that looks like it would be easy to balance, unlike traditional bikes, which might come in handy if you were, say, a little inebriated.
The drivers ed car was stopped at a red light one day, minding its own business, when out of the blue, Drunken Tricycle Man came barreling out from two buildings and careened right into the side of the luckily, stopped, drivers ed car! With quite a bang, he hit hard enough that he fell over, toppling the trike on it’s side. You can imagine, this is pretty startling if you are a new driver and a teacher just hanging out waiting for a light to change.
Drunken Tricycle Man sat there for a minute in a daze, stood up and shook himself off. The teacher could not really open the door without hitting him or the trike, so as he staggered his way back onto his seat, he just teetered off before she could even get out. He rode off into the sunset, and when they could safely pull over to check on things, there was a big dent in the side of the passenger door, which had to be repaired.
The car was fine after minor repairs, and presumably Drunken Tricycle Man was also fine since he is still seen often riding his tricycle around town. You never know what will happen on a fine day on Main Street.