Ohio 3' passing law takes effect today
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You know, JH...I honestly expect zero difference in how 99.99% of vehicle operators treat cyclists in the future. I got buzzed this afternoon by a semi. The driver 'should' have 'could' have slowed a little and timed his pass so not as to crowd me.
I expect to be crowded again in the near future.
Still, A sincere thank you! for what you and all the other safety advocates have done to try and keep us all safe. If your efforts save a life or prevent an injury it will have been time well spent. Pour yourself a bourbon! You and the people at LAB and all the volunteers and letter writers and lobbyists for our cause have earned it!
Maybe we can work on the loose mutt issue next! You and I have both went down hard after colliding with a dog in the last three years. You got the worst of that!
I expect to be crowded again in the near future.
Still, A sincere thank you! for what you and all the other safety advocates have done to try and keep us all safe. If your efforts save a life or prevent an injury it will have been time well spent. Pour yourself a bourbon! You and the people at LAB and all the volunteers and letter writers and lobbyists for our cause have earned it!
Maybe we can work on the loose mutt issue next! You and I have both went down hard after colliding with a dog in the last three years. You got the worst of that!
Ohio and 'dogs running at large'...don't get me started! A Newfoundland...a mutt...and that Lab that got me three years ago. They're everywhere.
I've come close with deer and actually crashed over a suicidal groundhog (broken bone in the hand). We need airbag lycra kind of like that weird Swedish inflatable coat/helmet thing.
I've come close with deer and actually crashed over a suicidal groundhog (broken bone in the hand). We need airbag lycra kind of like that weird Swedish inflatable coat/helmet thing.
I don't know how much weirder it could get than this...
But, I'll take your word for it!
If they can come up with a self-deploying (accelerometer technology, I'm guessing) helmet that pops out of a scarf-like thingie, I would think jerseys and shorts could be designed to 'air bag' my skinny ass in event of flipping over muttly.
But, I'll take your word for it!
If they can come up with a self-deploying (accelerometer technology, I'm guessing) helmet that pops out of a scarf-like thingie, I would think jerseys and shorts could be designed to 'air bag' my skinny ass in event of flipping over muttly.
I hate to think outside the box, but personally I would think law enforcement would be more concerned about protecting cyclists since it doesn't take very much to kill one, whereas in a car it takes a good whack to do that. So instead of trying to find car speeders go after motorists that do things against cyclists that could endanger them. Just last week a motorist turned right in front of me for which I had to hit the brakes hard, a cop was behind the motorist, I yelled at the motorist which I'm sure the cop heard, the cop just kept going straight. I guess if I had bounced off the car the cop may have looked for about 30 seconds then kept going!
