On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Joseph McAllister <[email protected]> wrote: > On a bike, depending on > the timing, you could get killed, either by hitting the door/glass, or if > avoiding that, by the car about to take the door off and get it out of your > way! :-) > > I'll stick to automobiles, thank you.
On the other hand, if you're fortunate to live in a dense-enough city, the benefits to bicycling are pretty damn huge. To yourself, first; cycling is outstandingly good for your cardiovascular system which, practically speaking, means more fatty foods and booze with less guilt. Gotta like that. Also a city in which there are more bikes and less cars is just a nicer place to live. I speak as one who was hit by car back in 2000, had a bloody unpleasant hospital stay and major shoulder surgery. I have cranked up my level of riding paranoia since then and have the good fortune to live in a city with a pretty decent set of bike paths everywhere. Life is full of cost/benefit trade-offs. I think letting yourself be scared away from cycling is a lousy one. -T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
