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Marz
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On Aug 29, 8:42 am, [email protected] (Roger Merriman) wrote:
> Marz <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Jul 31, 6:26 am, [email protected] (Roger Merriman) wrote:
> > > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > On 26 Jul, 15:10, Duncan Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > On the subject of radio, does anyone confess to listening while
> > > > > riding? I'm not talking about stereo music in both ears, but just
> > > > > some gentle talk on radio 4 in the left ear only - keeping the right
> > > > > ear free and open for traffic.
>
> > > > Yes, a lot of the time - I listen to the radio when I commute by car,
> > > > so why not on a bike. More often 5 live than radio 4. Used to be both
> > > > ears until one earpiece packed up, now just one ear, which doesn't
> > > > seem to make any difference to anything for mono radio. I've never
> > > > been surprised by something coming up behind me that I should have
> > > > heard but didn't because of the radio.
>
> > > in a car you can see behind at all times, on a bike to do so means
> > > riding blind forward for some time.
>
> > > thus being able to hear "oh thats a car" is very handy stops you being
> > > suprised.
>
> > > thus it's never seemed a wise move.
>
> > > snips
>
> > > > Rob
>
> > > roger
> > > --www.rogermerriman.com
>
> > I still don't understand people who seem to need their ears to ride a
> > bicycle. What are you listening for? Do you change your riding style
> > or position in the road when you hear a car coming? By riding on the
> > road the assumption is that at some point (or multiple points) along
> > that ride you will be passed by a car/truck/motorbike/bus so you ride
> > accordingly. Maybe you have special powers of hearing where you can
> > determine whether the car behind is going to pass to one side or drive
> > straight into the back of you. When you make a turn in the road, do
> > you listen to see if the road's clear or look? If you're really
> > worried about what's behind you get a mirror.
>
> it means that you can normally tell, size, speed and distance of whats
> behind you, useful as a mirror is unlikely to work well and turning to
> look means that for x amount of time your travelling blind.
>
> roger
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And by knowing the size, speed and distance of the vehicle behind
you're going to adjust your riding how? Do you ride in the middle of
the road until you hear a car coming?
Looking behind means you're traveling blind, wtf, so you never blink
for x amout of time or look at anything other than straight ahead.
When turning across traffic, do you look behind first or do you trust
those super ears of yours?
> Marz <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Jul 31, 6:26 am, [email protected] (Roger Merriman) wrote:
> > > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > On 26 Jul, 15:10, Duncan Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > On the subject of radio, does anyone confess to listening while
> > > > > riding? I'm not talking about stereo music in both ears, but just
> > > > > some gentle talk on radio 4 in the left ear only - keeping the right
> > > > > ear free and open for traffic.
>
> > > > Yes, a lot of the time - I listen to the radio when I commute by car,
> > > > so why not on a bike. More often 5 live than radio 4. Used to be both
> > > > ears until one earpiece packed up, now just one ear, which doesn't
> > > > seem to make any difference to anything for mono radio. I've never
> > > > been surprised by something coming up behind me that I should have
> > > > heard but didn't because of the radio.
>
> > > in a car you can see behind at all times, on a bike to do so means
> > > riding blind forward for some time.
>
> > > thus being able to hear "oh thats a car" is very handy stops you being
> > > suprised.
>
> > > thus it's never seemed a wise move.
>
> > > snips
>
> > > > Rob
>
> > > roger
> > > --www.rogermerriman.com
>
> > I still don't understand people who seem to need their ears to ride a
> > bicycle. What are you listening for? Do you change your riding style
> > or position in the road when you hear a car coming? By riding on the
> > road the assumption is that at some point (or multiple points) along
> > that ride you will be passed by a car/truck/motorbike/bus so you ride
> > accordingly. Maybe you have special powers of hearing where you can
> > determine whether the car behind is going to pass to one side or drive
> > straight into the back of you. When you make a turn in the road, do
> > you listen to see if the road's clear or look? If you're really
> > worried about what's behind you get a mirror.
>
> it means that you can normally tell, size, speed and distance of whats
> behind you, useful as a mirror is unlikely to work well and turning to
> look means that for x amount of time your travelling blind.
>
> roger
> --www.rogermerriman.com- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
And by knowing the size, speed and distance of the vehicle behind
you're going to adjust your riding how? Do you ride in the middle of
the road until you hear a car coming?
Looking behind means you're traveling blind, wtf, so you never blink
for x amout of time or look at anything other than straight ahead.
When turning across traffic, do you look behind first or do you trust
those super ears of yours?