I fully agree with Arthur on this point. It's my experience that keeping my ears open to the sounds around me gives me a much better sense of what traffic is doing.
I'll hear a car approaching from behind and feel its approach well before my mind registers a "there's a car coming" thought. Tom -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ross, Arthur Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 2:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Bikies] Fwd: Re: Comment on the biker hit by legislator who ran the red light incident, cum Sounds of Cycling India wrote <I hear myself out of danger all the time- . . . And I also call others' attention to danger with my bell, voice etc. . . . .> Another thought about "Our senses are our defenses" and the use of headphones, cell phones, etc. while bicycling. I don't wear headphones when bicycling because I don't want the distraction of listening to music to take my attention away from what I need to be concentrating on - the traffic, road conditions, etc. around me. Arthur Arthur Ross, Pedestrian-Bicycle Coordinator City of Madison Traffic Engineering Division 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Suite 100 PO Box 2986 Madison, WI 53701-2986 608/266-6225 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of India Rose Viola Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 1:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Bikies] Fwd: Re: Comment on the biker hit by legislator who ran the red light incident, cum Sounds of Cycling I meant to send this to the group. -i _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
