The missing ingredient here is judgment. Stupid people will get in trouble no matter what they do. If there are more hazards, a person has to be more ...
... When riding on the road with traffic, "excessive speed" is a virtual impossibility on a bike. On a vast majority of streets, even strong cyclists usually...
From: "John A. Ardelli" <gelfling@...> In other words, a bicycle CAN be ridden safely at top speed when one rides on the road. Given that, why...
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Well though I have been an avid reader of the great information that you are so willing to share with me ... I thought I would bring something up ... as I am...
... Man, if you can ride with one pedal and no saddle, you're better than I. Although usually when load-bearing items start breaking regularly I figure it's...
Ray: In cycling, as in life, there are always choices. Lightweight carbon seat posts, cranks, etc break more often than do metal ones, but while they are...
... I generally have a problem with that, because I find much easier to pedal a bicycle at 3-4 km/h (i.e. slower than a pedestrian lurking at shop windows)...
Excessive speed has nothing to do with a certain figure of miles per hour. It has to do with the ability to react to conditions before the cyclist causes...
... Note that a minimum speed limit can be posted only on fully controlled access highways, while a maximum limit on speed can be posted on any highway (a.k.a....
About 16 million new cars were sold in 2004, while there were about 19 million new bike sales. At the peak of the bike boom in the early 70s, close to 20...
===================== From: Bruce Rosar <brucewr@...> The Minimum Speed Rule prohibits a person from operating a motor vehicle at such a slow speed...
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Richard, Thanks for the info. And I hope you don’t mind a bit fair use plagiarism. ( http://www.baltimorespokes.org/article.php?story=20050804154831497 ) ...
Hey, now we have an explanation for motorist behavior. They aren't genetically morons. But driving cars caused their brains to freeze. Thrown them in the...
This was in today's Lincoln [Nebraska, USA] Journal Star Letters to the Editor. -j ... Subject: LJS letter to editor... To: jjsolomon@... Share the road ...
Hi, I recently went and bought my self a used bike (for 1000 swedish kronor,abour 130 US$ or €105), after reading some of the bicycling advocacy sites. Now I...
... They're different than US miles? Learn something new every day. Used bikes almost always require work, in my experience, since bicycles in general...
... I thought that in Sweden, when they talked about miles, they used the metric Gothic mile - ten kilometers. that can be a nasty shock to Brits' or...
Howdy, all-- If you haven't checked out Richard's Cyclicious website, I recommend a visit. It is updated much more frequently than some of my other favorite...
In my youth, the advice was much more ambiguous. In fact, against always made more sense to me, too. In fact, since my own bias is that a bicyclist has to be...
... OK. Let's look at that. Let's start with the assumption that you're cycling downtown on a flat four lane road with a 50 km/h speed limit (which is the...
On Sun, 7 Aug 2005 15:54:57 -0700 (PDT), "Uncle G" ... The same concept should apply to small cars, like the Mazda Miata and Mini Cooper. They have no chance...
... I've yet to meet someone who needs more road space when cycling than they do when motoring. BTW, after having ridden single track for an hour or so, I...
Howdy, all-- On the topic of with or against traffic, as with a number of other safety issues, the film One Got Fat has an excellent, if disturbing,...
Some good news... http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20050804/RTICKERBIKES04/TPBusiness/?query=Armstrong or if you prefer... ...
Jon Niehof wrote: "For these reasons, I don't recommend people go out and buy a beater unless they have a reasonably experienced friend to help get them...
How many more times is it going to take before I get killed from someone not looking both ways? Don't I/people walking on the sidewalk count? Not matter how...
