"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 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 be all ablaze too? What about > > people who can't afford to keep CatEye in business trying to make > > themselves look like a bipedal quasar? > > 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 > gloves, black balaclava pulled down over the face -- as so many cyclists > and pedestrians seem to do, blame yourself if you aren't seen. Drivers > are neither demigods nor demons. They're you and me. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
