Excellent points. I always warn people that late August/early September is the most dangerous time to bike in Madison, because there are so many new people here from out-of-town. Apparently the concept of a "bike lane" is foreign to many such places... ;)
-------------Patrick Lenon > Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 16:00:39 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Bikies] Cyclist Dies (important information to include news > reports) > > When there are more cyclists on the road, there is an increased > awareness of them by motorists... and MV v. bicycle collisions > decrease. So more is better. > > I think the same goes for information like 'alcohol was a contributing > factor' or 'the driver was distracted' or 'the motorcyclist/cyclist > was not wearing a helmet' or 'the driver was not wearing a seatbelt;' > they are all essential pieces of info for the public to know - > regardless of whether they were the KEY contributing factors to the > death or injury or cause. MORE is BETTER. The MORE times the public > hears these things, the sooner safe behaviour will become more > widespread. That may seem optimistic, but what else is left? > > > ME > > > I>>think it's just SOB to include whether the person injured was using > >>safety equipment: > >>Helmet for bicyclists and motorcyclists (Or skateboarders, rollerbladers, > >>etc.) > >>Seat belt for MV drivers and passengers. > > >>Also pretty common in stories about MV crashes: whether speed and/or > >>alcohol were considered contributing factors. > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
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