Re: Rights vs. Responsibility
"Kim Alan Waggoner (Home)" <meteorologist-+wRDtsSxdS/[email protected]>
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Portland drivers in the snow: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMzeiMJQrvk&feature=related Snow Cycling in Portland: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKthu0qPdjw It's all in your experience, capability and equipment! Portland cyclists in the snow: On 11-02-06 02:41 PM, Bryan Lorber wrote: > At times like this, I love to quote from the epic book "Effective Cycling" > by Foster. > > "Cyclists fair best when they act like and are seen as drivers of vehicles." > > Bryan > Barrington, RI > > On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 3:19 PM, John Strong<stronghold42002-/[email protected]>wrote: > >> Okay, I am all for bicyclist's right to the roads and am an avid cyclist >> myself, but there is a point where we all need to balance common sense with >> that right. With recent weather conditions I feel it is a matter of common >> sense to not ride when you have to ride down the tire ruts to get anywhere. >> There are times when we would be better off and much safer to ask a friend >> for a ride or travel in our own car until the conditions improve. I mean, >> what are we trying to prove by riding in unsafe conditions anyhow? I know >> that there are some out there that only have a bike for their sole form of >> transportation, but if you are riding unnecessarily in terrible weather, >> then I feel you are not only putting yourself in danger, but also >> endangering auto drivers, truck drivers, bus drivers and any others that >> have to quickly slow down or swerve to avoid hitting a "crazy biker" that is >> riding in a snowstorm or blowing rain just to prove a point. With rights >> come >> responsibility and lets all use some common sense. We lose enough >> bicyclists without doing stupid things to aggravate things. What do you all >> think??? >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Touring mailing list >> [email protected] >> Browse and search the archives: http://search.bikelist.org >> Unsubscribe or list settings: >> http://www.phred.org/mailman/options/touring >> > _______________________________________________ > Touring mailing list > [email protected] > Browse and search the archives: http://search.bikelist.org > Unsubscribe or list settings: > http://www.phred.org/mailman/options/touring > -- Sent from my ol' Inspiron 9100 notebook running Ubuntu now because Windows got too big for it.