Risk Management Magazine

The bicycle has come a long way since its early days. Today’s frames are stronger, yet lighter, and the wheels and tires are more durable. What hasn’t changed is the need for cyclists to obey the rules of the road.

Like many Soldiers, I purchased my “deployment gift” while on rotation — a new suspension lift for my 4x4. I’d installed several of these on some of my previous vehicles, as well as for some friends, so doing my own maintenance wasn’t foreign to me.

Despite the challenges of English as a second language for my Egyptian counterparts, I thought I had a good handle on how the local pilots expressed themselves. I thought wrong.