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
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
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
As long as you stop short of cards in the spokes... :)
Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean
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I use my Betty for commuting also. The step-through really helps when
I try to maneuver her around to hit crosswalk signals when needed (not
all our lights are smart. I notice people are nicer to me when I
ride Betty and wear my Nutcase watermelon helmet. They're not as nice
when I ride my red
VERY interesting observation on the helmet/bike niceness factor. Isn't
there a study that documented cars giving casual (helmet-less) cyclists
more space when they passed? This isn't a helmet-war, just interesting
human observation!
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 5:37 PM, Crazy4Suki buckyy...@yahoo.com
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
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
