Dmit: forgot the URL: http://thelazyrando.wordpress.com/2011/03/24/the-safety-myth/
On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 1:57 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ryan: note that the standard roadwork barrier warning light is an amber > blinkie (tho' I am old enough to remember the hand-bomb-shaped flaming > flares used until the '60s or so). Of course, the fact that guvmint uses it > is no proof of its reasonableness. > > Me, I use: one blinkie; one steady; and reflectors on person (Sam Browne > or waist triangle, ankle reflectors) and bike (cranks; fender; sometimes > rim, triangle if not on person). > > I think it's foolish to sweat this question too much -- as they say, it's > not rocket science. Have a good headlight with backup; have a good blinkie > with backup; have reflective gear on you and your bike; and ride with > reasonable caution. > > This blog post is wordy and somewhat confused, but the essential message > -- "don't ride stupidly and cycling is not that dangerous" -- is worth > reconsidering. > > I personally discount the "moth effect" warnings and the "annoying to > motorists" warnings; I want motorists to be alarmed if that's what it takes > to be visible -- let them scrape the left curb in their panic if that means > they see me (I refer to the idiots who feel they must give a cyclist 25 > feet of clearance by passing entirely in the oncoming lane; tho' these are > better than the brain-dead type who drive with right wheels 2' across the > bike lane line). Of course, courtesy would dictate care in selecting your > rear lights when riding with other cyclists. > > Patrick "cut my cycling teeth in New Delhi urban traffic and survived six > years of *extremely* stupid adolescent ego-motivated cycling on the deadly > streets of greater Nairobi, Kenya" Moore > > On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 1:40 PM, Ryan Ray <ryanr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> This has been an extremely informative thread. I now feel completely >> unprepared for night riding and I'm completely torn between blinking and >> not blinking. >> >> - Ryan >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/o0uEusKfMRMJ. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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. >> > > > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > > > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- 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-bunch@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.
