Most of the responses appear to be recommendations and encouragement on how to manage the risks associated with cycling and the fear of those risks. Maybe that's the important part for the OP. My main takeaway was that the OP hasn't ridden for months and has no urge to ride. If you don't feel like riding a bicycle, don't ride a bicycle. I used to golf a lot and I haven't golfed in months and I have no urge to golf, so I don't golf. I have plenty of other things to do with my time and I'm sure the OP has plenty of things to do with his time. To paraphrase Yogi Berra "If Paul doesn't want to ride his bike, nobody's going to stop him"
Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 4:34:28 PM UTC-8, PG wrote: > > I'm turning 67 in a week, and haven't ridden in a couple of months. The > last time out, a woman blew a stop sign at an intersection -- presumably > while texting, base on her body language -- and if I'd been 100 feet closer > to the intersection, I would have been creamed. I shook for a couple of > days afterwards, and haven't been motivated to go out since. As with most > of us, this isn't an isolated incident. > > My instinct is to quit riding. A couple things are behind that. Because of > my age, my reflexes, depth perception, and general eyesight are in decline. > > I only ride on the road, as mountain and trail riding don't appeal to me. > I guess I could start spinning at home to keep my fitness level up. > > I know the odds are that I will be fine, but even a minor accident would > take months to recover from. A major accident could result in permanent > damage. > > Am I overreacting? It's been several months and I've had no urge to ride > again. > > > Paul > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4fa4c5fa-f80d-442a-bbcc-577419432d8b%40googlegroups.com.
