Claire Petersky wrote:
:: "Tom Keats" <
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::: In article <mkJBc.68561$2i5.21992@attbi_s52>,
::
::: Is this a work in progress,
::: in which you have a hand?
::
:: I have met the author -- he's in my bike club -- and chatted with
:: him a few times. We share some opinions on having a positive,
:: cooperative attitude in traffic. But I have had no part in the
:: development of this site. He sent me this link as a work in
:: progress, so if you have comments, you can send them to me and I'll
:: pass them along to him. I warned him that I would send the link on
:: to, I don't know, 50 - 60 billion of my closest friends, and that he
:: should expect a lot of hits on the site in the near future.
::
:: I got a big kick out of the site, if only because there are streets
:: videoed that I have ridden on many, many times. In one section he
:: shows the right way to handle an intersection I've ridden through,
:: easily, 100 times/year, and it's satisfying to see my techniques
:: vindicated
. The videos of cyclists going through the four-way
:: stop from the viewpoint of the motorist behind them is also a cool
:: section -- it really brings it out how important lane positioning
:: and predictability are.
Yes....seeing it done in a video is much, much better, imo, than reading
about it (I have the Effective Cycling book).
I find this site very useful. I plan to pass it on to all of my bicycling
frees and especially those who would like to get into bicycling but are too
afraid of riding on the road with cars due to simple ignorance.
I have another suggestion. Some videos on proper mounting/dismount of the
bike an intersections (and in general) would be useful. Close ups with
non-clipless and clipless pedals, etc. I guess I haven't gone through
everything on the site yet, but a brief scan of it gave me the impression
that info on mounting / dismounting was not present.