Re: Helmets and riding in traffic

Corvus Corvax wrote:
Shawn Curry wrote:

*Know* always *Know* that you are completely
invisible while riding a bicycle, whether it's to a driver, ped, or
another body on a bike. You are invisible.


What is that supposed to accomplish? If this were actually true, then
you shouldn't be on the road at all: you would be killed within the
first mile.

I don't agree, at all. Maybe they see you 99% of the time, or 75% , or x%. The point is, it's certainly not 100%. Given the number of cars on the road (200+M in the US), it doesn't take long to have that clueless 1 in 100 driver passing you, and it ain't them that's gonna die in the collision.
I want my kids to know that regardless of who has the right of way, they need to be responsible for knowing where they are in relation to the cars peds etc. out there and know how to avoid the cars and stay safe when the driver (etc.) inevitably messes up.

Shawn
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