-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ----- Original Message ----- From: mark smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 2:36 AM Subject: Re: [obc] OBC Infiltrates CfSC
> what he says about what I said. The conclusion of this report is > that Bike Rodeos are ineffective due to the insufficient time > frame. Ah, now I understand. If you said your studies referred to "bike rodeos" that would have been a help. I admit I used the term to describe what I went to, but later I was uncertain whether that course I helped with was a "bike rodeo" per se, it sounded more like the one referred to in Peter McNicol's email. > The way I look at it, is that I want to see > resources(money) and people energy spent on the most effective > cycling skills programs. If we don't do that and there is no change > in behaviour and crash rates then you get all the hospital people > pushing bike helmets as a solution and pushing to make separate > bike facilities under the false notion that they are safe. And the > general public thinks that bikes should be everywhere but on the > road. Then that makes it difficult whether you are a racer, > recreational and/or commuter cyclist. Here, here. You'd be hard pressed to find someone in the OBC to disagree with you on this one. > Please do not take it that I thought what you were doing was wrong > only that we need to be aware of what does work and what doesn't. No problem. I wanted to clarify that it was not endorsed by the OBC, and that the OBC should not be condemned for supporting "ineffective" training programs. > What I would like to see is to have an effective cycling education > programs running on an institutional basis such as parks and > recreation. Perhaps you could look into getting them built into summer day camps. It would be a relatively cheap option when stacked up against things like hockey camp, and perhaps viewed as more beneficial to parents. The only problem is if the parents need to know the same stuff, you might have trouble getting them to show up. It is unfortunate parents often want to turn to technology, such as bike lanes and helmets, to solve an education problem. > Lynda BTW, why do you sign your emails "Lynda" but my email says from "Mark Smith"....? - -Rod Plunkett -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> iQA/AwUBO+HwNC2G1ETgdA0gEQKUQQCdHTCHTEjJcfgeYDjuh/Q6wmu9tHMAn2n+ Xz5CjZpvWoOX6pMhSWFimjyf =/JNL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------ To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [email protected] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
