This video contains the scariest thing I've ever seen someone do in a "bike

safety" video. You'll know what I mean.



http://www.thestar.com/videozone/638869



If you'll excuse me, I need to run out to Michaels to get some flowers for my

Surly.

I suppose this means if someone can speak clearly, anyone can be an

expert on bicycling safety.  You are quite correct, Keri, the scariest

thing practically reaches out and grabs you. I know it did me!



Of course, suggesting colourful flowers for an assist to being visible

to motorists is useful advice too.



Sheesh.





--- In chainguard@yahoogroups.com, "Keri Caffrey" <keribird@...> wrote:

>

> This video contains the scariest thing I've ever seen someone do in a

"bike safety" video. You'll know what I mean.

>

> http://www.thestar.com/videozone/638869

>

> If you'll excuse me, I need to run out to Michaels to get some flowers

for my Surly.

>

The flowers are an excellent touch.  She's already prepared for her own

funeral.  You don't need flowers on your bike, Keri.



Kat





Keri Caffrey wrote:

> This video contains the scariest thing I've ever seen someone do in a "bike

safety" video. You'll know what I mean.

>

> http://www.thestar.com/videozone/638869

>

> If you'll excuse me, I need to run out to Michaels to get some flowers for my

Surly.

>

>

Kat Iverson wrote:

> Keri Caffrey wrote:

>> This video contains the scariest thing I've ever seen someone do in a

>> "bike safety" video. You'll know what I mean.

>>

>> <http://www.thestar.com/videozone/638869>

>>

>> If you'll excuse me, I need to run out to Michaels to get some

>> flowers for my Surly.

> The flowers are an excellent touch.  She's already prepared for her

> own  funeral. You don't need flowers on your bike, Keri.



Gee, door zone, trolley tracks and flowers all at the same time:

<http://rmshant.googlepages.com/Yvonne.jpg>



And although she talks about cyclists having the rights of drivers of

vehicles, she doesn't say much about responsibilities. And she doesn't

say a thing about not passing right turning cars on the right.



Bob Shanteau

That's the way practically everybody does in Helsinki; sharing a gap between a

tram and the doorzone(or curb) so small a gap that I don't even acknowledge it a

gap. (Never heard anybody actually being killed by it.) Got to respect the lane

sharing skills of the inferiority crowd, I don't have those superhuman skills so

I have to bike the easy way.



That was really one funny video until I realized it wasn't comedy. Are you sure

that they didn't edit out the part where the Can-Bike Crew crushes in, carries

out the clown (and her vegetive vehicle) and kicks some real knowledge?



Kalle

In the San Francisco area I cycled a lot on streets with streetcar

tracks, and others with railroad tracks, but I don't remember regularly

using any as narrow as that one pictured, and we knew enough to avoid

crossing at a slight angle. It was rarely necessary, or desirable, to

cycle between the two tracks in one direction, but it was necessary and

desirable to cycle between the two sets of tracks when preparing for

left turns. However, at Grove and University, in Berkeley, there were

double streetcar tracks on both streets, with switches and turnouts to

allow practically any movement. I was making a left turn ahead of a

streetcar, and I think the tracks were not wet, but my rear wheel spun

out on that sheet of steel, and I was observing, at very close range, no

more than six feet away, what shall we call it, a cyclist catcher?





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