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12-22-13, 05:29 AM
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Posted By sudo bike

Why not wear a crash vest? Many fatal injuries...

Why not wear a crash vest? Many fatal injuries are due to abdominal injuries. Especially on your 'bent, you should hardly notice it once you put it on. You should really consider it... injuries...
12-22-13, 05:26 AM
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Posted By sudo bike

That's really the reason for this thread. A...

That's really the reason for this thread. A place to put any and all discussion about the topic to keep it from infecting the rest of the forums. Same with VC. That said, it can still serve a...
11-27-13, 06:55 PM
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Posted By sudo bike

I used to, but I got tired of taking it off at...

I used to, but I got tired of taking it off at every damn TSA checkpoint.
09-16-13, 12:57 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 7,883
Posted By sudo bike

I think one-size-fits all answers to cycling...

I think one-size-fits all answers to cycling safety are often harmful, ultimately; it encourages a lack of critical thinking and defensive riding.
09-12-13, 05:50 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 9,002
Posted By sudo bike

More stringent licensing requirements, including...

More stringent licensing requirements, including training for emergency situations. In Hungary, you must learn how to give first aid (and are actually required to... you can't be sued for...
09-12-13, 04:17 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 9,002
Posted By sudo bike

I'm more or less happy with 12 years. I'd be...

I'm more or less happy with 12 years. I'd be happier if we changed the system to prevent this rather than punitive reactions after the fact. But considering what we have to work with, 12 years...
09-10-13, 02:31 PM
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Views: 630,957
Posted By sudo bike

This actually seems logical to me. He is riding...

This actually seems logical to me. He is riding in a way that is riskier than what most others are exposed to, so he dons a lid. The only unfortunate thing would be if he engages in that risky...
09-08-13, 09:07 PM
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Posted By sudo bike

Every single decision you ever make in life is a...

Every single decision you ever make in life is a weighing of risk versus reward - marginal expected benefit versus marginal expected cost. If one outweighs the other, that's what informs your...
09-03-13, 09:59 AM
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Posted By sudo bike

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09-03-13, 09:52 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,802
Posted By sudo bike

How? Presumably the bike is unique, as it...

How?

Presumably the bike is unique, as it mentions certain stickers she has on it. She likely has at the very least pictures of the bike and her somewhere or other proof of ownership.

There...
09-02-13, 04:59 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 4,110
Posted By sudo bike

Well, if we're dreaming, I'm going for broke: ...

Well, if we're dreaming, I'm going for broke:

Stop designing surface streets to easily handle high-speed traffic while expecting a little signpost to keep high speeds from being attained. ...
09-02-13, 12:51 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,802
Posted By sudo bike

I wonder what they would do if he just said, "No,...

I wonder what they would do if he just said, "No, thanks" and started wheeling his bike out of the shop. I can't really see him getting arrested for taking his own property. What are they...
09-01-13, 08:49 PM
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Posted By sudo bike

Or a fall in the shower, a fall off the curb......

Or a fall in the shower, a fall off the curb... this logic has been picked apart ad nauseum. It simply isn't true that "even the smallest chance" of even significant injury or death warrants...
08-31-13, 05:16 AM
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Posted By sudo bike

While nobody here is calling for helmets to be a...

While nobody here is calling for helmets to be a replacement for other safety measures, it often is treated that way in practice. A helmet, at its best, is a last line of defense. It stands to...
08-31-13, 04:51 AM
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Posted By sudo bike

What in this paragraph can differentiate itself...

What in this paragraph can differentiate itself as an argument for wearing a helmet while cycling, specifically?
08-27-13, 04:03 PM
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Views: 630,957
Posted By sudo bike

Worthy of note here is that these are repeated...

Worthy of note here is that these are repeated impacts, consistently, over years of play. Most riders under normal riding conditions are going to experience very, very few impacts, if any, to the...
08-16-13, 11:33 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 3,134
Posted By sudo bike

I think it is actually supposed to be touching on...

I think it is actually supposed to be touching on the same ideas as the Peltzman Effect, but the very nature of that isn't exactly conducive to polling.
08-08-13, 09:57 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 2,508
Posted By sudo bike

I agree that how we treat hit and runs is far too...

I agree that how we treat hit and runs is far too lax, and truthfully this is just a symptom of us treating the responsibility of driving as not terribly important... but of all crimes, hit and runs...
08-08-13, 03:26 PM
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Posted By sudo bike

What we're talking about here has nothing to do...

What we're talking about here has nothing to do with evidence. He said he can't understand why people don't... that isn't an evidence-based question. There are personal reasons for it, which have...
08-08-13, 02:52 PM
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Views: 630,957
Posted By sudo bike

You don't understand because you don't want to...

You don't understand because you don't want to understand. You want to be right.
08-06-13, 07:21 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,720
Posted By sudo bike

Honestly, this is just as inappropriate in this...

Honestly, this is just as inappropriate in this scenario as unsolicited helmet criticism.
08-04-13, 02:27 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 3,277
Posted By sudo bike

Hold on to your hats/helmets, this may come as a...

Hold on to your hats/helmets, this may come as a surprise, but people actually seem to embellish quite a bit to make themselves look better when retelling stories, often just as much for their own...
08-01-13, 11:11 PM
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Posted By sudo bike

this has been very well documented within these...

this has been very well documented within these hallow pages, just go back and read. This crap just keeps going around and around and around, but your type just don't want to believe the solid and...
08-01-13, 08:55 PM
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Posted By sudo bike

Nope. Nope. Nope. Recap:...

Nope.


Nope.


Nope.

Recap: Helmets useless? No.
Helmets have the ability to save lives under normal conditions? Debatable.
08-01-13, 10:15 AM
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Posted By sudo bike

If you want to look at it that way. Many of us...

If you want to look at it that way. Many of us have said that from the jump; helmets aren't useless, just very unnecessary for the kinds of riding most of us do. For various reasons.

<-...
07-28-13, 03:42 AM
Replies: 117
Views: 8,113
Posted By sudo bike

In practice, I have a really hard time seeing a...

In practice, I have a really hard time seeing a cop pulling someone over for not having the right color light, unless maybe it was forward-facing red or blue lights. Shoot, even pulling a cyclist...
07-28-13, 12:56 AM
Replies: 122
Views: 6,996
Posted By sudo bike

I dunno. Probably not something I would do, and...

I dunno. Probably not something I would do, and I guess I could see how some people see it as a little creepy... but personally, I have a hard time having a problem with someone bursting another's...
07-25-13, 05:05 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 8,113
Posted By sudo bike

I wonder if a flashing light at night - at least...

I wonder if a flashing light at night - at least one with no steady-burning companion - might make it more difficult for a driver to judge speed, something they already seem to have a hard time with.
07-21-13, 03:56 AM
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Views: 630,957
Posted By sudo bike

"Stop trying to pretend that the first question...

"Stop trying to pretend that the first question you can come up with doesn't have a simple answer. Yes, you've completely stumped them."
07-21-13, 12:35 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 4,705
Posted By sudo bike

As someone who has worked for years in a hotel...

As someone who has worked for years in a hotel and encountered many a tourist group, it has nothing to do with Americans. Tourists in general, particularly groups, tend to be jerks.
07-21-13, 12:28 AM
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Posted By sudo bike

... decreasing along the same rate they had been...

... decreasing along the same rate they had been despite helmet use spiking, coupled with ped and driver death rates dropping due to better traffic safety enforcement. Also... study in quotes?
07-20-13, 01:13 PM
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Posted By sudo bike

About what I expected of you.

About what I expected of you.
07-20-13, 10:08 AM
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Posted By sudo bike

Surely you aren't so inept that you didn't...

Surely you aren't so inept that you didn't realize there was more than one source in the very link I posted? There were not one, but THREE separate ones you managed to miss. I even had pretty...
07-20-13, 02:37 AM
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Views: 630,957
Posted By sudo bike

Any thoughts on the charts I posted from the...

Any thoughts on the charts I posted from the Australian MHL study?

There isn't as much consensus as you seem to think.
07-18-13, 06:15 PM
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Views: 630,957
Posted By sudo bike

Yes, I do think witness stands and Internet...

Yes, I do think witness stands and Internet forums have different levels of expected decorum. I'm just crazy like that.
07-18-13, 04:47 PM
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Views: 630,957
Posted By sudo bike

I don't think it was a "fabrication" meant to...

I don't think it was a "fabrication" meant to pull the wool over people's eyes. Bringing up banning was just a new level of ridiculous.
07-18-13, 08:43 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 630,957
Posted By sudo bike

Search the thread. There were studies done when...

Search the thread. There were studies done when places like Australia enacted mandatory helmet laws. There was a chart posted here with the information. Cycling deaths have slowly been on the...
07-18-13, 08:32 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 630,957
Posted By sudo bike

:rolleyes: Oh, puh-lease. Much melodrama and...

:rolleyes: Oh, puh-lease. Much melodrama and righteous indignation abound...
07-18-13, 08:27 AM
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Posted By sudo bike

Except that it doesn't actually bear out in the...

Except that it doesn't actually bear out in the real-world. There is a disconnect between the lab and the real world somewhere, because exponentially rising helmet use rates have had a lukewarm,...
07-15-13, 02:53 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 4,705
Posted By sudo bike

Warning someone that they are breaking the law...

Warning someone that they are breaking the law and better cut it out is in no way illegal, regardless of the intent. Besides, there is no way you can prove that someone warning a speeding driver is...
07-15-13, 02:39 AM
07-15-13, 02:36 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 7,874
Posted By sudo bike

It doesn't look like they weren't seen, it looks...

It doesn't look like they weren't seen, it looks like they were seen and the rider could not control his ride competently enough to not collide - riding over his ability. Ever ride your bike as a...
07-15-13, 02:27 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 630,957
Posted By sudo bike

That's not unusual. We've had members here...

That's not unusual. We've had members here express the same. I used to wear one for the same reason.
07-14-13, 02:27 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 5,253
Posted By sudo bike

Generally, I just either ignore completely, or...

Generally, I just either ignore completely, or smile and wave. If it is a more direct confrontation, like at a stoplight, I might get more creative (a few responses stolen from here, actually).
...
07-14-13, 02:15 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 630,957
Posted By sudo bike

This, I could buy, because it is essentially what...

This, I could buy, because it is essentially what most of us have been saying. That a head injury that will result in serious injury or death is exceedingly rare, and a case where a helmet would...
07-11-13, 12:25 PM
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Views: 630,957
Posted By sudo bike

What makes you think this forum is at all...

What makes you think this forum is at all representative of cycling in America? :confused:

I don't know about you, but in my town, go on any given downtown street corner, and most of the...
07-08-13, 05:59 AM
Replies: 462
Views: 23,775
Posted By sudo bike

Sounds like we're more or less on the same page. ...

Sounds like we're more or less on the same page. I really want to build a commuter around a city frame. I've been drooling over IGH's, hub dynamos, and the like for longer than is probably healthy....
07-07-13, 09:05 AM
Replies: 462
Views: 23,775
Posted By sudo bike

There is nothing preventing you from buying a...

There is nothing preventing you from buying a road bike with something other than drops. That's a... weird argument to make in this context.

Why would you want a road bike? In my case,...
07-07-13, 01:55 AM
Replies: 462
Views: 23,775
Posted By sudo bike

Lots of people ride road bikes without drop bars....

Lots of people ride road bikes without drop bars. My touring road bike has moustache bars on them. I have the Nashbar ones with more flare at the ends than the traditional 'stache bars. Google one...
07-07-13, 01:17 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 630,957
Posted By sudo bike

I'll confess, I spent way more time than I should...

I'll confess, I spent way more time than I should have trying to find this clear information you're talking about that bicycle helmets work, and for the life of me I can't even find exactly what...
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