Re: [RBW] Biking incident on Seattle BGT...

2012-08-07 Thread Robert Zeidler
Larry, Where in CT? Sent from my iPad On Aug 7, 2012, at 2:27 PM, Larry Powers wrote: > I hate MUP's and avoid them at all costs. At lest around here (central > Connecticut) I can always find a route on the roads that I feel comfortable > on. I am much more comfortable riding in traffic t

RE: [RBW] Biking incident on Seattle BGT...

2012-08-07 Thread Larry Powers
I hate MUP's and avoid them at all costs. At lest around here (central Connecticut) I can always find a route on the roads that I feel comfortable on. I am much more comfortable riding in traffic that is all moving in the same direction then I am on a trail with oblivious walkers pushing stro

Re: [RBW] Biking incident on Seattle BGT...

2012-08-07 Thread John Blish
Steve, Sorry to hear of one of these incident that turned into more than just a close call (of which there are also too many) and I hope you and your wife recover fully and soon. In my observation it is often the innocent, careful party who ends up with the injury. It seems too that distraction

Re: [RBW] Biking incident on Seattle BGT...

2012-08-07 Thread SteveD
I like bells, too. Just changed out my old red one for a new single-hammer brass bell. On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 6:56:26 AM UTC-7, Mayfly wrote: > > I found that a bell gets more attention than "on your left!" every time ( > perhaps because of the novelty?). They are mo politel >

Re: [RBW] Biking incident on Seattle BGT...

2012-08-07 Thread SteveD
On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 7:14:59 AM UTC-7, kennet...@gmail.com wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 12:58 PM, SteveD wrote: > > > > Everyone's enjoying their day on the tree-lined trail with a nice little > > breeze. You notice that there's a threesome of pedestrians abreast of > each > > oth

Re: [RBW] Biking incident on Seattle BGT...

2012-08-07 Thread Kenneth Stagg
On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 12:58 PM, SteveD wrote: > > Everyone's enjoying their day on the tree-lined trail with a nice little > breeze. You notice that there's a threesome of pedestrians abreast of each > other, chatting, about 50 feet or so ahead of you. There are other cyclists > "on your lefting"

RE: [RBW] Biking incident on Seattle BGT...

2012-08-07 Thread Marc Schwartz
I found that a bell gets more attention than "on your left!" every time ( perhaps because of the novelty?). They are mo politel From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] on behalf of Ryan Ray [ryanr...@gmail.com] Sent: Tue