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On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 09:45:38 -0500, Neil Cherry <[email protected]> wrote:
>And I a novice when compare to others in higher traffic areas such as
>Phili and NY.
>
>> What you might do is go with them on a practice ride over the same route on
>> a low traffic period, say a weekend while riding at a slower rate, and give
>> them tips, such as 'here you'd want to accelerate to make sure no one can
>> get close enough to right hook you...'.
>
>My behavior in traffic is automatic, I don't even think I just do it
>like an instinct. It has become the habit of some of the ride leaders
>to put me on the front when we get into high traffic areas. This is
>for 2 reasons, the first is that the pace jump 2 levels (on NJ Rt 36 I
>pulled for a 2 mile stretch at 27 mph during the 6 - 7 pm rush
>hour). The second is that I seem to be psychic (psycho which is
>really just making the traffic do what I want and knowing when they
>won't.
>
>Now having said this I can't take a novice and drag them out and
>demonstrate these things. First I'll scare them and second at the
>lower speeds my actions are totally different. Behavior is dictated by
>speed, position and surroundings. Worse yet is that I am a very poor
>instructor. I tend to frustrate myself when teaching and riding on
>thes roads during non-rush hour. They're still busy tertiary roads, by
>NJ standards, where frustration tends leads to stupid decisions.
Check. Oh well. Mebee you should do a bike-cam and video - bet you'll rival
that famous bike messenger chase through NYC!? ;-D
jj
>--
>Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry [email protected]
>And I a novice when compare to others in higher traffic areas such as
>Phili and NY.
>
>> What you might do is go with them on a practice ride over the same route on
>> a low traffic period, say a weekend while riding at a slower rate, and give
>> them tips, such as 'here you'd want to accelerate to make sure no one can
>> get close enough to right hook you...'.
>
>My behavior in traffic is automatic, I don't even think I just do it
>like an instinct. It has become the habit of some of the ride leaders
>to put me on the front when we get into high traffic areas. This is
>for 2 reasons, the first is that the pace jump 2 levels (on NJ Rt 36 I
>pulled for a 2 mile stretch at 27 mph during the 6 - 7 pm rush
>hour). The second is that I seem to be psychic (psycho
which is>really just making the traffic do what I want and knowing when they
>won't.
>
>Now having said this I can't take a novice and drag them out and
>demonstrate these things. First I'll scare them and second at the
>lower speeds my actions are totally different. Behavior is dictated by
>speed, position and surroundings. Worse yet is that I am a very poor
>instructor. I tend to frustrate myself when teaching and riding on
>thes roads during non-rush hour. They're still busy tertiary roads, by
>NJ standards, where frustration tends leads to stupid decisions.
Check. Oh well. Mebee you should do a bike-cam and video - bet you'll rival
that famous bike messenger chase through NYC!? ;-D
jj
>--
>Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry [email protected]
