Ah, but the topic was making eye contact... much harder using mirrors. Tho I certainly agree with you in all other aspects. Unless they make an effort not to be, bikes are also quieter coming up on peds then cars are to bikes... and bikers know they are going to lose, whereas, if the bike runs into a ped... it's the bikers fault, at least according to the popular stereotype. Any wonder we're so paranoid (at least the smart ones)?
Should'a seen me on my single-speed Schwinn playing leap-frog with the buses all the way down Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee way back when tho. (Anyone around that is familiar with "the alternate site"?) I think I probably worried more then just one driver. But it was fun and I was young and it was a nice gentle downhill slope to the lake. And downtown a bike can usually move faster then cars. Wheeee... Dorothy -----Original Message----- From: Paul T. O'Leary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 3:06 PM To: Krause, Dorothy; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Bikies] Motorized Bike on SW Path ---- "Krause wrote: > Bikers need eyes in the back of their heads tho. (Or, should that be... the > slower party needs..., > regardless of mode of transport?!?) But we do have! It's called a mirror. From my rustiest winter-beater to my old English 3-speed to my go-fast (well, not so much in my case...) roadie, EVERY one of my bikes has a mirror. 'Course, I wouldn't expect every pedestrian on the paths to have a mirror. And I'm sure that's why peds are more often surprised by passing bikes on the paths than bikes are surprised by passing cars on the road. But that's all the more reason, as a pedestrian on a path, to look over your shoulder now and then. I'd be scared bleep-less to ride on the street without a mirror. --------------- Paul T. O'Leary Chronic Nuisance Madison, WI USA DISCLAIMER: This information and any attachments contained in this email message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, forwarding, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return email, and delete the original message immediately. _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
