[RBW] Brave, Foolish, or maybe necessary?

2010-12-10 Thread MichaelH
I live in northern Vt, one ride below the 45th parallel. I'm 6 miles down the road to the nearest shops and services. Sunset, this time of year is around 4:30 and until the big lakes freeze over, the weather tends to be cloudy and snowy. With the moon in its last quarter its very dark, very

RE: [RBW] Brave, Foolish, or maybe necessary?

2010-12-10 Thread Larry Powers
and leave before the aftneroon rush so that I am not on the most congested roads at the peak of rush hour. Larry Powers Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 05:00:37 -0800 Subject: [RBW] Brave, Foolish, or maybe necessary? From: mhech

Re: [RBW] Brave, Foolish, or maybe necessary?

2010-12-10 Thread BPustow
I totally agree. We've, here in Louisville on our local bicycle club list, have had the same discussion. It's amazing how many people commute with little or poor lighting. A few weeks ago a commuter was killed. The young man was riding in the outside lane on a busy boulevard early in the

Re: [RBW] Brave, Foolish, or maybe necessary?

2010-12-10 Thread robert zeidler
Mike, I have a place in Franklin and am out there under similar circumstances all year round. I find drivers are pretty cool about giving me room. Of course I have to do my part in terms of making my self visible. On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 8:00 AM, MichaelH mhech...@gmail.com wrote: I live in