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Alex Rodriguez
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In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]lid says...
>My kids ride in residential streets or in bike lanes in an area where
>pedestrians walk on the sidewalks and bikes stay on the asphalt.
>The Rules for Bike Safety listed in my son's Cub Scout handbook say that he
must
>have a bell or a horn on his bike. Local law does not require them.
>I was taught that such things are more of a hazard than a help, at least to a
>relatively inexperienced child, because he is likely to waste time reaching
for
>the bell when he should be hitting the brakes.
>Keep in mind that this is a kid on a 1-speed bike with hand brakes who rarely
>gets above 10mph. Neither weight nor dorkiness are issues.
>I'm considering telling him that having the card in his spokes to make that
>cool
>motorcycle sound takes the place of a bell or horn.
>
>Is there a consensus among experienced riders about the value of bells or
horns
>when riding under these conditions?
Get a bell that can be rung while your hands on are the brakes. That's what
I have on my commuter. I can brake and activate the bell with my thumb.
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Alex
>My kids ride in residential streets or in bike lanes in an area where
>pedestrians walk on the sidewalks and bikes stay on the asphalt.
>The Rules for Bike Safety listed in my son's Cub Scout handbook say that he
must
>have a bell or a horn on his bike. Local law does not require them.
>I was taught that such things are more of a hazard than a help, at least to a
>relatively inexperienced child, because he is likely to waste time reaching
for
>the bell when he should be hitting the brakes.
>Keep in mind that this is a kid on a 1-speed bike with hand brakes who rarely
>gets above 10mph. Neither weight nor dorkiness are issues.
>I'm considering telling him that having the card in his spokes to make that
>cool
>motorcycle sound takes the place of a bell or horn.
>
>Is there a consensus among experienced riders about the value of bells or
horns
>when riding under these conditions?
Get a bell that can be rung while your hands on are the brakes. That's what
I have on my commuter. I can brake and activate the bell with my thumb.
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Alex