Originally Posted by
Metzinger
Do you know what 'random' means, Capt Oblivious?
Next time you're out riding in your cloud of self certainty, direct your gaze to the curb along your route. Notice any marks on the curb? Maybe some concrete chipped away in places? Had a cyclist been there, they would have been hit.
I'm not trying to fearmonger. I want cyclists one the road more than the next guy. But let's not bury our heads in the sand. We should try to avoid routes with motorized traffic. I don't think it's being Chicken Little to recognize that, as one man noted: "We all have it coming."
If <insert your object here, including flying pigs> had been there, they would have been hit.
Again, it's a roll of the dice just getting up in the morning and going about your day. If you choose to believe that cycling is more of a risk than those other activities, that is a fear that you must deal with in your own way....but please fight the urge to pass on your fears to others...it breeds politicians creating nanny laws to 'do something'.
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Last edited by chipcom; 03-24-09 at 07:14 AM.