Benefits are stuff like health insurance and pensions right? Well, if they aren't getting a fair livable deal then maybe they are right to strike. Soon as the ...
... << I'm not sure Britain has more of a drink problem than other countries. >> People in every country get drunk for the same reasons: life makes no sense....
I can almost hear the end of commercial voice overs, like they have on commercials for prescription drugs....."this vehicle can cause injury or death....etc" ...
... I thought of Carolyn today as I made my own stupid mistake while bicycling. I bicycle with my two daughters, ages 9 and 6, to school. We live only a half...
... Helmets make no difference if someone is run over by the driver of a large motor vehicle. Some may think it cruel of me to say so, but that is not the...
David Hansen
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Nov 1, 2005 4:05 pm
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... David, you do not think helmets help against head injuries if one is knocked off the bike? Diane Fitzsimmons Norman, Okla., USA...
... As I said, it depends on the nature of the injury. It is cruel of the helmet lobby to pretend that someone wearing a helmet will walk away from any injury,...
David Hansen
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Nov 1, 2005 4:33 pm
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... We have a similar ride to school with a similar driveway setup. We always go in the entrance with everybody else, never the exit. Traffic is so thick and...
See George Monbiot's article in today's Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk then search for Monbiot). Incidentally, Diane, I don't know how long your blocks...
... My son bikes, walks, or rollerblades to his school. He actually prefers taking the roads over the trail that also connects our neighborhood to his school....
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... couldn't agree more. imho the helmet marketeers should be slapped with the biggest false-advertising lawsuit in history... if nothing else, they and...
... Bikes are not necessary for a half-block journey (6 houses), but I am using it as a teaching tool for my daughters -- to teach them to bicycle in the...
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/10/326614.html the coppers took it in good spirits: "last night however, the twenty police bicyclists just watched in...
... Regarding helmets: why are bicycle helmets made to just cover the top of your head, but motorcycle helmets cover everything? Bike helmets just look so...
... something ... That's what I love about Eugene. The city really encourages cycling, and so do most businesses. I'm now working in a medical lab. There is...
... Well, the school was designed for about 500 students. There are a number of mobile buildings used for classrooms. I guess I'll need to count bike racks...
whistling_lass asked Regarding helmets: why are bicycle helmets made to just cover the top of your head, but motorcycle helmets cover everything? Bike helmets...
... Helmets won't do you much good smashing face-first into a speeding Hummer. They also won't help you when a truck turns infront of you mangling your body...
I think the points made about the limitations of a bicycle helmet are good ones; however, I know two different cyclists who believe they were saved serious...
I think the points made about the limitations of a bicycle helmet are good ones; however, I know two different cyclists who believe they were saved serious ...
I never really made note of this before, but 80% of the bus riders this morning were female. About 20% were apparently high school students. About half were...
... Wow, that sounds like a pretty negative portrayal of life. ... As we've seen in this group, people go carfree for a variety of reasons, e.g. ecological,...
Every night I hear about Sgt. so and so; killed by a roadside bomb, and hear his or her life in detail. Why don't they have nightly reports about Mr. or Mrs....
Chris: I will give you three answers why there is no alarm over the frightful killing by cars 1. The automobile industry 2. The oil industry 3. The insurance...
Mmm, demographics depend on when you travel. At commuter-time, the bus was 90% working poeple heading into the city centre to be assimilated, 5% students, 5%...
The Bristol CM went well too. About 200 riders, many dressed in costumes plus music systems in trailers! We went round the city centre for nearly 2 hours :-) ...
Oh, and the bike cops accompanying us had no idea why we were doing it. They kept asking what the 'protest' was about. We gave them leaflets. S ... ...
I'll cycle my bike to the store a third of a mile away. Much quicker (especially as most days I can't walk that) plus I can put loads of stuff in the panniers...
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