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Theo Bekkers
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Patrick Turner wrote:
> But on Canberra's cycle paths its utterly different.
> There simply isn't anything that will kill you.
>
> Quite a few cyclist have died on roads in the ACT,
> but I doubt a single one on the cycle paths in 30 +years.
> My eyes tell me more ride the paths than ride the roads.
>> If you have an interest, check the body of evidence at
>> http://www.cyclecraft.co.uk/digest/research.html
>
> Thanks for the link, but there's far more there than I have time to
> read.
I know what I know, don't confuse me with facts?
> I think the bike lanes on roads make a huge difference, ie, a smooth
> strip between gutter and car lane at least
> 1.2M wide and with an unbroken white line places the cyclist at
> probably 1/10 of the normal risk.
> I remember the days before the lanes went in here, and it definately
> was far less safe.
In reality or in perception?
> But there are many who don't like breathing all the car exhaust fumes
> and dust from ground up brake and clutch linings.
>
> If yer don't get rundown, yer get lung cancer.
You do know that cyclists breathe in many times more air than motorists?
Theo
> But on Canberra's cycle paths its utterly different.
> There simply isn't anything that will kill you.
>
> Quite a few cyclist have died on roads in the ACT,
> but I doubt a single one on the cycle paths in 30 +years.
> My eyes tell me more ride the paths than ride the roads.
>> If you have an interest, check the body of evidence at
>> http://www.cyclecraft.co.uk/digest/research.html
>
> Thanks for the link, but there's far more there than I have time to
> read.
I know what I know, don't confuse me with facts?
> I think the bike lanes on roads make a huge difference, ie, a smooth
> strip between gutter and car lane at least
> 1.2M wide and with an unbroken white line places the cyclist at
> probably 1/10 of the normal risk.
> I remember the days before the lanes went in here, and it definately
> was far less safe.
In reality or in perception?
> But there are many who don't like breathing all the car exhaust fumes
> and dust from ground up brake and clutch linings.
>
> If yer don't get rundown, yer get lung cancer.
You do know that cyclists breathe in many times more air than motorists?
Theo