Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
There's a lot of hand-wringing around here over how to improve cyclists' image. Don't wear lycra, make it boring, etc. Does anybody think that "picking on" the disabled is going to win over the hearts and minds of America?
this line of thought makes no sense at all. Cyclists are the first to get run over when someone that is incompetent to drive gets behind the wheel. Our society does a horrible job at getting people away from driving once they are no longer competent. My father stopped driving voluntarily, but only after he rear-ended someone. Then 5 years later when his condition had degenerated to the point that he could barely steer his electric wheelchair, he started obsessing about getting his license back. What if he had gotten "lucky" and not hit that other car? It could have been devastating. There are all sorts of emotional and practical reasons people don't want to give up their license. Most people do it later than they should