... law says "You have a steady Red blinker on in the rear NO MATTER WHAT or will be ticketed and out $250 for a fine. so respond to that ! Well, I found that...
Hello, I am a daily bike commuter, although on some days I choose to ride a folder part of my 30 mile commute between Seattle and Redmond and cross the water...
Hello murphymail1@..., In reference to your comment: This is being rethought in the wake of research and statistics indicating that the multitude of...
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... departments. I'm still out $250 so who's right ! My bicycle club demands me to have it on no matter what ! 3 blink on bike with 2 up front !! dbtu PS:...
The problem with stopped amber or what ever color lights are that they are stopped and not moving, which in turn people have a tendecy to rubberneck . The...
As soon as I saw John Ardelli's post about his bright flashing light, I *knew* it was going to kick off a religious discussion. It's like h*lm*ts, b*ke l*n*s,...
... Works for me. I don't see any permission or forgiveness issues here. What does forester write about this sort of situation? ;-)...
bob.bayn@...
Mar 2, 2005 12:02 am
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Sounds like a pretty close description of how I clean up for meetings I attend, as well as daily commutes to work. For meetings, I will normally carry a wet...
... Something similar happened to me once, but not because I was cleaning up after a ride. I was in Orlando, Florida with Lisa and her mother visiting Walt...
Where ever I ride I am always dressed as bicycle geek(Shorts Tights,shoes, two bright colored jerseys, jacket or vest, socks, helmet, gloves, and my...
Cris, At night the car will have many more lights on than just the blinking turn signal so the signal does not confuse the perception much about where the car...
... Assuming you mean John, and not his father (his father is C. S. Forester, the famous author) he recommends using rubbing alcohol as a deoderant in these...
... Thanks for playing straight man to my list-specific sarcasm. ;-) Although I recall John's father's profession, I didn't have that in mind when I wrote....
bob.bayn@...
Mar 2, 2005 3:36 pm
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... Yup, mine is in my bike parts drawer in my shop. A little crack in the housing but I'm sure a new 9V battery would put it right back into service. ... ...
bob.bayn@...
Mar 2, 2005 3:49 pm
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Hello opeapea@..., In reference to your comment: At night the car will have many more lights on than just the blinking turn signal so the signal does...
We know that a cyclist hit from behind is a relatively rare type of car-bike collision. When it happens, it's typically at night, with a combination of these...
I also still have a fully-functional (with the addition of a new 9V battery) Belt Beacon. They were a *huge* improvement over the silly leg lights which used 2...
paulw@...
Mar 2, 2005 9:44 pm
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... Me, too! Now we're getting back to the '60s. I found that you had to snugly strap those leg lights right below your knee. If you left a little slack...
bob.bayn@...
Mar 2, 2005 10:37 pm
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I will cheerfully admit to being "of a certain age", and agree with the comments about use of the leg lights, but don't remember them being available until the...
paulw@...
Mar 2, 2005 10:53 pm
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On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 10:07:25 -0800, Michael Graff ... I believe the term is "tetrapyloctomy": the art of splitting a hair four ways. -- Issuing you your daily...
... Speaking of Utah traffic code, I saw this promising article in the news today. http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600115699,00.html Safety bill for...
... I don't like this law. 3 feet at 65 miles an hour is too close and 3 feet at 10 miles an hour is too far away. The law needs to be safe speed and distance....
... Well, here's what the new law actually says: "An operator of a motor vehicle may not knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly operate a motor vehicle within...
bob.bayn@...
Mar 3, 2005 2:12 am
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... We already have UCA 41-6-55 which requires that all overtaking be "to the left at a safe distance". The first bill simply proposed to change that to "a...
bob.bayn@...
Mar 3, 2005 2:16 am
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... Well that's interesting I was involved in a Bicycle/Car accident and being seen would of saved me from 25+ years of tourture!...
... OK, maybe this is a dementia contest. Now that I think more carefully about _where_ I used those leg lights I have to admit that I picture Utah streets...
bob.bayn@...
Mar 3, 2005 2:19 am
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I wrote the following last night for the bikecurrent list, in response to some questions about GPS, but it may be useful here as well. I know this isn't...
paulw@...
Mar 3, 2005 3:39 am
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Wow... where's the campaign for people to take (stealing from John Taylor Gotta) their 2 tons of steal and 3 sticks of dynamite like they're carrying 2 tons of...