-=> Quoting Bill Piehler to Richard Glazer <=-
BP> Well, when I decided to seriously ride a certain number of kms
BP> every day, with hills and speed stretches etc to get the old ticker
BP> working.....:) I attempted seriously to do the right thing and
BP> ride as I would drive a car, to the same rules etc....hahaha
And the stats show that this is _still_ the safest way to bicycle.
BP> I soon gave that away, because it was outright dangerous; other
BP> drivers of cars, must have thought that I was a car on two wheels....
BP> So I designed my circuit for my own safety, which ment: I ride up
BP> one lane roads, ride on the wrong side of the road, go up bus lanes,
BP> never go up onto sidewalks etc etc
The stats also show that one of your proposed safety measures . . . riding on
the wrong side of the road, is still one of the most common factors in car -
bicycle collisions. (The other being riding at night without lights.)
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