Les Humphreys K ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes:
> It used to be in some municipalities that bicycles of a wheelsize less than
> 20" were allowed to use the sidewalk, this to allow kids under a certain age
> to expose themselves to the dangers of the road.
Don't you mean dangers of the sidewalk? Every piece of research I've seen
on the subject shows cyclists on the sidewalk are worse off, even in
interaction with motor vehicles (sidewalks intersect with driveways and
roads where motorists don't expect to see cyclists). Thus children are doubly
exposed to the dangers of sidewalk cycling. The children I refer to are
ones that need adult supervision no matter where they ride. Children (under
supervision of course) should be introduced to vehicular road cycling from the
day they start to ride.
> I have always thought this
> to be a good safety practice, to prevent riders who are too young to know
> right from left from getting mixed up with traffic. It's really too bad that
> this measure is not promoted.
Unfortunately, sidewalk cycling *is* promoted. See the "Young Cyclists Guide"
published jointly by the Province and the OCA.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 9:19 PM
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: Re: [obc] Lowell Green on CFRA
>>
>> There are many competent cyclist out there who may or may not belong to
>> the many
>> great cycling clubs and organizations this whole region has to offer.
>>
>> In saying that I noticed out of between 15 to 20 child cylist I saw riding
>> home on
>> their bikes, only one rode appropriately. The others rode on the sidewalk,
>> did not
>> look, turned left from the right side of the road, rode up the wrong side
>> of the
>> street. There are apporximately 100,000 school age child cyclist in this
>> city. That
>> would mean they outnumber OBC riders 100:1.
>>
>> Mom on a Bike
>>
>> Paul Lindsay wrote:
>>
>> > >Re: [obc] Lowell Green on CFRAThing is, a lot of cyclists >are< jerks.
>> How
>> > >many cyclists out there are actually
>> > >following the rules of the road and behaving decently? Not many.
>> We're used
>> > >to riding with our OBC friends and on club rides and loops in the Gats
>> > >when for
>> > >the most part most cyclists are either incompetant commuters or bike
>> path and
>> > >sidewalk noodlers that are two eggs short of a dozen.
>> > Just a day or two ago I wrote an e-mail to one of the editors of the
>> > car
>> > magazine "Wheels" for tarring all cyclists with scorn and innuendo
>> > similar to
>> > the reported Lowell Green incident. This guy referred to all riders as
>> > "suicyclists" and was angry that we all "bitch and complain about car
>> > drivers"
>> > but don't follow the rules of the road ourselves. Such media people are
>> > dangerous.
>> > On the other hand, I think Michael's comments sound a bit 'elitist'.
>> I
>> > think
>> > there are many commuters, bike path riders, and general tourist
>> cyclists,
>> > equally competent and law-abiding as those of the OBC. And there are
>> > numerous
>> > times I have seen club members running lights and stop signs (somtimes
>> > wearing
>> > their OBC jersey).
>> > .... Paul L.
>> >
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