I think I'll give a skirt a try. How about the rest of you guys? Marc ________________________________________ From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] on behalf of Claude LaVallee [claudelaval...@me.com] Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 1:39 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Re: Betty F. on Bike-to-Work Day
I notice a difference when I wear a skirt; both drivers and pedestrians smile and are generally nicer. Also, since I've put a front basket on my bike, I've actually had drivers give me the right- of-way. Next, maybe streamers?!... Claude in Bethesda, MD On May 10, 9:21 pm, Peter Pesce <petepe...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think anything that "humanizes" you helps. There have been a number of > observations ( not sure they are actual "studies") that one of the > contributing elements to driver-on-driver hostility is the anonymity of the > interaction. As a cyclist, anything that undermines a driver from > anonymizing you by wrapping you in a convenient stereotype will encourage > them to treat you like a person. Helps a lot if the cyclist isn't acting like > a jerk, too! > > Pete in CT > (I dress like a bicycle cop. Works like a charm!) -- 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. -- 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.
