Paul: Most of those who've commented are of an age where they may remember the term "defensive driving". I try to practice "defensive cycling." To me, that means viewing every situation for the potential to go wrong. Is that car rolling up at an intersection really going to stop, or will it blow thru? Is the car that just past me before an intersection going to turn right or carry on straight? That sort of thinking. I know it sounds paranoid, but I have few near misses, and have been cycling over 50 years. When I used to ride motorcycles, one piece of advice was "ride like you're invisible & everyone is out to kill you."
On the motivation question, if you don't feel like it, don't bother. It's a sport, not a religion. dougP 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2c5ad568-a5c9-48e6-83d5-8815179cd5b7%40googlegroups.com.
