Last night I dropped off my significant other at her end-of-the-
accelerated nursing program party on the University of Penn's campus
in Philly.I pulled over into the dropoff lane (a real lane) and let
her out. as I was about to pull out, I look into my sideview mirror to
check if everything's
Amen...
On Dec 12, 9:49 am, Justin August justinaug...@gmail.com wrote:
Last night I dropped off my significant other at her end-of-the-
accelerated nursing program party on the University of Penn's campus
in Philly.I pulled over into the dropoff lane (a real lane) and let
her out. as I was
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From: newenglandbike matthiasbe...@gmail.com
To: RBW Owners Bunch rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Sent: Fri, December 10, 2010 12:15:36 PM
Subject: [RBW] Re: Brave, Foolish
My own short way of thinking about it is I am invisible. My bikes
have one or two tail lights, a couple of headlights. Usually wear a
reflective vest and my bags have reflecting areas on them. With the
way drivers generally react, am still totally and completely
invisible.
There are limits to
Actually this was much better than karaoke... I had a great dinner at
the pub and enjoyed 3 great beers, including one of my favorites,
Ommegang Rare Vos...
I was looking forward to a nice ride home, so I started up the canal
path, when I encountered a veritable mob of cyclists (with blinding
That is complete garbage to suggest a driver be responsible for not
hitting you no matter how dark or unlit up you are. Law should and does
in some places require lights. Just because you get run over by a car
doesn't make you a victim. The person that hits the idiot that ran the
stop or didn't
nope, wrong. yes you follow the law, but if you run into a car without its
lights on from behind you're still partly liable. you have eyes, powerful
headlights, and an obligation to drive at a reasonable speed for conditions
such that you can brake for *anything* in the road adequately.
what is
Erik wrote:
never an excuse to hit a cyclist or pedestrian, period.
Hogwash! If a motorist does not have sufficient time and distance to avoid a
collision, then there is a very legitimate excuse for colliding with a cyclist.
I don't know where Erik
nope, wrong. yes you follow the law, but if you run into a car
without its lights on from behind you're still partly liable. you have
eyes, powerful headlights, and an obligation to drive at a reasonable
speed for conditions such that you can brake for anything in the road
adequately.
To many
motorists are always putting everyone else in harms way, diminishing
quality of life, contributing to health problems and increased
mortality, making everyone subsidize their actions through state and
federal taxes, necessitating wars in foreign countries for oil field
security, impelling
On Sat, 2010-12-11 at 18:55 -0800, newenglandbike wrote:
motorists are always putting everyone else in harms way, diminishing
quality of life, contributing to health problems and increased
mortality, making everyone subsidize their actions through state and
federal taxes, necessitating wars in
my point was intended to question the notions floating in this thread about
right/wrong, intentional/accidental that seem grounded in a sort of strange
sort of positivism grown from tired traffic laws based in patently false
traffic engineering theory.
i don't own a car, and i think most don't
I do not have a car, so am often tempted to ride the bike when and
where conditions are less than optimal. Over the years I have had
enough close calls that when things get really bad I either take mass
transit, a taxi, walk or stay put.
I want to enjoy cycling, not endure.
On Dec 10, 7:00 am,
Joel, Couldn't agree more.
Fortunately, having quality lights, fenders, tires etc making riding
in sub-optimal (but not hideous) conditions quite fun. There is a
certain satisfaction with adapting to the elements, and appetite for
that sort of challenge varies widely among riders.
And it blows
I'm in the same situation, w/no car. but, it's 16 miles to work with
no public transportation available, and I don't want to take a
taxi.Of course now it's dark when I leave at night.I use
reflective gear and lights, and it's all back roads, and it would not
be dangerous at all if it
11F, Congrats.
This northeast cold snap is too sudden for me. I don't even know
where my balaclava is right now.
On Dec 10, 9:16 am, newenglandbike matthiasbe...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm in the same situation, w/no car. but, it's 16 miles to work with
no public transportation available, and I
Cold is tolerable. I have ridden in sub-zero temps. Like the rest of
you, I use very bright (BM and Schmidt) lights.
The heavy wet snows we frequently get in Chicago are what get me off
the bike. To much snow shrinks the streets and impacts stop and
turning - mine and the cars.
Almost as bad,
Yeah, Boston also seems to shoot for this 'critical mass' of salt,
although I can't say if it's as bad as Chicago.
On Dec 10, 9:57 am, JoelMatthews joelmatth...@mac.com wrote:
Almost as bad, Chicago likes to achieve critical mass with the road
salt. I have to spend 20 minutes cleaning the
I can remember about 12 or so years ago sitting in my living room on a
cold and icy night in the winter in Missoula. I saw bike whiz by the
busy street outside--no lights, no reflective gear, no helmet. Plenty
of ice and snow on the street. I thought and then said to my wife:
there's Darwin at
I have great admiration for all of you who can ride in those kinds of
conditions. But, I do feel that safety has to always be an over riding
consideration.
best,
JimP
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 05:13:26 -0800
Subject: [RBW] Re: Brave, Foolish, or maybe necessary?
From: joelmatth
thefamil...@hotmail.com wrote:
I have great admiration for all of you who can ride in those kinds of
conditions. But, I do feel that safety has to always be an over riding
consideration.
best,
JimP
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 05:13:26 -0800
Subject: [RBW] Re: Brave, Foolish, or maybe
Also, don't forget to light yourself up like a christmas tree when you
walk your dog, so the guy in the 3000 lb. 50mph deth machine, on his
way to buys scratch-tickets at 7-11, can see you.
Sorry, I can't help myself.
I'm all for riding with lights and reflective gear, and do it myself,
but take
On Fri, 2010-12-10 at 11:20 -0800, newenglandbike wrote:
I'm all for riding with lights and reflective gear, and do it myself,
but take umbrage to the blame-the-victim attitude that puts the
responsibility for not getting hit by a car on all on the cyclist.
What about pedestrians, should they
Drivers.. they're you and me.
They're not me... i don't drive. nor do many others. Most who don't,
can't afford to own a car. That's the real world.
On Dec 10, 2:36 pm, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On Fri, 2010-12-10 at 11:20 -0800, newenglandbike wrote:
I'm all for riding
Yes.
newenglandbike wrote:
What about pedestrians, should they be all ablaze too?
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I live in northern Vt, one ride below the 45th parallel.
Point of order, point of order! The Cascadia contingent would like to
clarify that the only states intersecting the 45th parallel east of
the Great Lakes are New Hampshire and Maine.
Carry on, :-)
-Allan
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Ray, you didn't answer the second part of the question:
What about people who can't afford to keep CatEye in business?
... And let's not forget wildlife.I assume deer, moose and racoon
should be responsible for acquiring and using their own battery-
powered hi-viz gear.I guess for pets,
It's a shared responsibility, period... AND a matter of common sense.
We debate this topic ad nauseum within the cycling community in my
home state of NJ, in terms of who has what rights, and who has
accountability... Although I'd much rather be cycling than driving, I
spend far more time as a
The biggest sacrifice from the big BobbyB will be if he forgoes pint
number 11 in the interest of keeping his head about him. We'll see if
he can take his convictions that far
On Dec 10, 12:38 pm, Montclair BobbyB montclairbob...@gmail.com
wrote:
It's a shared responsibility, period... AND
You give me WAY too much credit, friend... I'm a cheap date. 2 pints
is my max... 3 and I'm singing old Bread tunes on the Karaoke
machine. But either way, I ALWAYS ride in control, thank you.
Peace,
BB
On Dec 10, 4:13 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
The biggest sacrifice from the big
actually the parallel is right at the border, about 30 miles from my
home.
On Dec 10, 3:04 pm, Allan in Portland allan_f...@aracnet.com wrote:
I live in northern Vt, one ride below the 45th parallel.
Point of order, point of order! The Cascadia contingent would like to
clarify that the only
BB
You took the words right out of my mouth- shared responsibility.
NEBike I do not absolve Motorist of blame, people (myself included) do
need to slow down when its dark put down the cell phone and pay
attention. But IMHO riding a bike in the dark with no lights and dark
clothing greatly
Nice rant. Now back in the real world, if you are virtually invisible
in the dark you certainly have yourself to blame if someone fails to see
you and runs into you. Responsibility is shared, and if you're wearing
nighttime camouflage -- dark clothing, no lighting, no reflectors, dark
3 and I'm singing old Bread tunes on the Karaoke
machine.
For all our sakes we definitely hope you stick with 2!
On Dec 10, 3:24 pm, Montclair BobbyB montclairbob...@gmail.com
wrote:
You give me WAY too much credit, friend... I'm a cheap date. 2 pints
is my max... 3 and I'm singing old
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From: newenglandbike matthiasbe...@gmail.com
To: RBW Owners Bunch rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Sent: Fri, December 10, 2010 12:15:36 PM
Subject: [RBW] Re: Brave, Foolish, or maybe necessary
actually the parallel is right at the border, about 30 miles from my
home.
My bad. For some reason when I read that the first time it registered
as Vi, as in Virginia.
Yeah, I should be wearing glasses.
-Allan
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Furthermore, the Empire State of New York peeks above the 45th
Parallel for a few km as it follows the contour of the St Lawrence.
Not that we're getting nitpicky or anything.
On Dec 10, 4:39 pm, Allan in Portland allan_f...@aracnet.com wrote:
actually the parallel is right at the border, about
Along with a nice set of lights/reflectors/bright clothing etc...the
'ol Back-Off-Triangle provides a little added peace of mind for me.
I'm able to get out of work just in time to avoid dark, dark
conditions but lights are a must have.
On a positive note, the shortest day of the year is coming
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