========== JOHN: "BTW, you should know that's only one page from an ENTIRE BOOKLET on bicycle safety; I linked to it directly because it specifically addressed...
... I've repositioned your responses to make more sense of my answers. ... traffic, as I see that as going south in the northbound lane, also known, in my...
========== One of the better instructables on building a bike trailer: http://www.instructables.com/id/bicycle-trailer./ I'm not super keen on how the...
... Yeah. Truth be told, given the situation you described, I probably would have done the same as you because I will NOT ride on the sidewalk, particularly...
... Or, if you ever just want to BUY one: http://www.wike.ca John A. Ardelli http://pedalingprince.blogspot.com http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/vofv/...
========== FRED: "Now that's pretty scary. To be riding on the side of the road facing traffic invalidates everything anyone could suggest regarding safe...
========== On another group, Carlos took issue with my suggestion that walking/bicycling could be an appropriate prescription for the extremely high rates of...
Sail, there are so many positive things to be said for cycling as a regular activity. Commuting makes cycling a regular exercise, which is what doctors seem to...
=v= There are a lot of variables involved. Increased car use, lack of non-sedentary activity, and ever-worsening foods have all been happening at the same...
========== I couldn't get your first link to work, but your blog turned into a wonderful rabbit hole -- some highlights here (for a newbie like me to the urban...
I've seen the expression "The USA has the greatest network of bike paths in the world... if only we can get the cars off them." We really don't need more bike...
Rather than all the crying every one seems to be doing on this topic ... why not do as I did when I lived in the north? Keep one bike ready for ice and snow...
There are a lot of variables involved. Increased car use, lack of non-sedentary activity, and ever-worsening foods have all been happening at the same time,...
... =v= Well, there's also what Homer Simpsons calls a metabamolism, as so graphically depicted here: http://www.yehudamoon.com/index.php?date=2008-09-02 (Just...
sail4free schrieb: ... This is a common fallacy. In most cities, average car speeds are below cycling speeds even if peak speeds are higher. When you also take...
There's a free application available in the Mac App store that allows an iPhone to be used as a pedometer (using the accelerometer that lets it know if it's...
========== MY PRIOR: "But my bike only goes half as fast as a car in the city, so it takes me twice as long to get where I'm going." ========== THEO: "This is...
... any ... weight. ... If women wanna look like a million and really get rid of that weight, men too of course, then ride a bike, but when one rides a bike ...
... even if peak speeds are higher...." ... like 30 minutes for me to pedal those same six miles so I've estimated average car speed for my route at 24 MPH --...
========== FRED: "My velo has a pair of 2x6 superbrightleds lights in retractable form for turn signals, but I can extend them both in a parking light/triple...
Certainly, you should not give the motorists any consideration by obeying traffic laws. They don't give you any consideration by giving you space in which to...
fred_dot_u schrieb: ... As far as I'm aware, this is perfectly legal and acceptable in most countries, not also in the USA? Being able to overtake on the right...
Thanks for writing, Theo. It is legal for a bicycle to overtake on the right side of stopped traffic, in most states in the USA and it might be all states, I...
========== FRED: "Certainly, you should not give the motorists any consideration by obeying traffic laws. They don't give you any consideration by giving you...
... =v= It's legal, acceptable, and widely-practiced in the USA. Slower road-users are encouraged to keep to the right, but not required to -- a bit of...
... =v= I've lost track a bit and I'm not sure which man you're referring to. Most would point to John Forester, author of _Effective_Cycling_, though at one...
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