Originally Posted by Helmet Head
Except the choir has NEVER sung that "same old song"!
They might hum it in the shower when no one else can hear it... that is, they may practice VC themselves, but they're not singing OUT LOUD so everyone who has never heard the song will hear it. Bicycling advocates are not getting the word out... Because of this, the vast majority of bike shop owners, mechanics, and cyclists are generally not aware of how critical a factor cyclist behavior is in determining how safe a given cyclist is in traffic. That's why, and understandably so, there is so little interest in cyclist training in the cycling community.
No, the folks I want to reach are the folks that can reach those teens - the folks reading this forum... the cycling parents, friends, relatives, and co-workers of all those that need to be reached.
Again, I don't think those folks are here on this forum. Parents perhaps, but beyond that... you need a vastly different soap box.
Give you an example... Yourself, after 30 years of riding you finally got the message... Did it come from here?
The problem is you can scream from the rafters here, and the only folks you are gonna reach are cyclists that use computers.
You need to take it to the street and start with the the vast majority of bike shop owners, and mechanics. If every bike purchase came with Cyclecraft, then you might make a dent.
Argue with the same folks daily here... ya ain't changin' a thing.