On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 21:49:11 -0000, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The best protection for cyclists is to learn how to cycle properly in > traffic. This means behaving like the driver of a vehicle, obeying the > traffic laws, changing lanes properly, positioning yourself on the > road properly, stopping at red lights, cycling the right way up one > way streets, making proper hand signals, using lights, making sure > other drivers know what you're doing, anticipating trouble and being > just paranoid enough. > > -- > Cheers, > Bob
Amen to that. John >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of graywolf >> Sent: 01 November 2006 21:26 >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles >> >> If you get hit by a car doing 30mph a bicycle helmet is not likely > to >> help you at all. Paranoia is far better protection. Thet are >> out to get >> you, don't let them. >> >> >> Mat Maessen wrote: >> > On 11/1/06, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Then there's always the possibility that a cyclist may be >> completely >> >> in the right, and that a car might be in the wrong and hit >> a cyclist. >> >> Since cars have a mass of some 20 times that of a bicycle >> and rider, >> >> physics tend to be on the side of the car in collisions. I'll > take >> >> whatever protection I can, especially if it's unobtrusive and >> >> inexpensive. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> > > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
