Which is more dangerous to a cyclist?

In article <[email hidden]>,

Bellsouth Ijit 2.0 - Global Warming Edition ® said:

Squirrels, not wearing a helmet, or wasting time on Usenet threads instead
of riding? Discuss
among yourselves.

The biggest danger to cyclists is getting
hypnotized/distracted by looking at that
front tire going around.

Loose shoelaces might be the second biggest danger.

cheers,
Tom

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(Tom Keats) said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Bellsouth Ijit 2.0 - Global Warming Edition (R) said:

Squirrels, not wearing a helmet, or wasting time on Usenet threads instead
of riding? Discuss
among yourselves.

The biggest danger to cyclists is getting
hypnotized/distracted by looking at that
front tire going around.

Loose shoelaces might be the second biggest danger.

cheers,
Tom

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In all my years of riding, I've been distracted by many things. Back
when I was a youth I was easily distracted by one thing in particular
(still gets me now every once in a while, though I now manage to
maintain heading and situational awareness), and it caused a few
crashes. Somehow, I've never been so distracted by the front tire it
caused me to wreck. I'm as easily amused as the next guy, but I never
understood that one.

Tom Keats said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Bellsouth Ijit 2.0 - Global Warming Edition ® said:

Squirrels, not wearing a helmet, or wasting time on Usenet threads instead
of riding? Discuss
among yourselves.

The biggest danger to cyclists is getting
hypnotized/distracted by looking at that
front tire going around.

I'm at increased danger of that as when I'm cranking at just the right
speed at night, it looks like it's stopped or going backwards. It's a
pretty neat looking effect and a little distracting. I'm guessing it's
an artifact of the frequency of my LED headlight (if it's at less than
100% duty cycle). It mostly happens going uphill, which would make
sense.

Quoted message said:

Loose shoelaces might be the second biggest danger.

MOTAS in tight clothing jogging on the sidewalk would be my vote.

--
Dane Buson - [email hidden]
Although golf was originally restricted to wealthy, overweight Protestants,
today it's open to anybody who owns hideous clothing.
-- Dave Barry

Bellsouth Ijit 2.0 - Global Warming Edition ? said:

Squirrels, not wearing a helmet, or wasting time on Usenet threads instead
of riding? Discuss
among yourselves.

Definitely squirrels. I quit riding with them years ago.

Bill

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_`\(,_ | or freed a human soul in this world--and never will.
(_)/ (_) | --Mark Twain

Quoted message said:

...Back
when I was a youth I was easily distracted by one thing in particular
(still gets me now every once in a while, though I now manage to
maintain heading and situational awareness)...

Haha. I totally got caught today. I tried to play it off by acting
like I was looking for traffic on the cross street. Seeing as how the
traffic would have been going the wrong way on a one-way, it didn't work.

\\paul

Tom Keats said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Bellsouth Ijit 2.0 - Global Warming Edition ® said:

Squirrels, not wearing a helmet, or wasting time on Usenet threads instead
of riding? Discuss
among yourselves.

The biggest danger to cyclists is getting
hypnotized/distracted by looking at that
front tire going around.

Loose shoelaces might be the second biggest danger.

I think looking up watching birds, clouds, stars, moon,
whatever, is very hazardous.

A tilted gyroscope makes the rider want to ride the bike
90 degrees off vertical plane!

SMH

"Bellsouth Ijit 2.0 - Global Warming Edition ®" wrote: (clip)Squirrels, not
wearing a helmet,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I don't recall a single squirrel reported killed that WAS wearing a helmet.

Well, obviously the squirell wearing the helmet is more dangerous, as it
may survive to make a second attack!

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Tom Keats said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Bellsouth Ijit 2.0 - Global Warming Edition ® said:

Squirrels, not wearing a helmet, or wasting time on Usenet threads instead
of riding? Discuss
among yourselves.

The biggest danger to cyclists is getting
hypnotized/distracted by looking at that
front tire going around....

No, it is watching one's feet. That is why I wear plain black shoes.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
"Localized intense suction such as tornadoes is created when temperature
differences are high enough between meeting air masses, and can impart
excessive energy onto a cyclist." - Randy Schlitter

Stephen Harding said:

Tom Keats said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
"Bellsouth Ijit 2.0 - Global Warming Edition ®"

Quoted message said:

Squirrels, not wearing a helmet, or wasting time on Usenet threads
instead of riding? Discuss
among yourselves.

The biggest danger to cyclists is getting
hypnotized/distracted by looking at that
front tire going around.

Loose shoelaces might be the second biggest danger.

I think looking up watching birds, clouds, stars, moon,
whatever, is very hazardous.

A tilted gyroscope makes the rider want to ride the bike
90 degrees off vertical plane!

I do not have this problem when riding my trike:
<http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2330/1939609411_31ff74a07c.jpg?v=0>.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
"Localized intense suction such as tornadoes is created when temperature
differences are high enough between meeting air masses, and can impart
excessive energy onto a cyclist." - Randy Schlitter

Bellsouth Ijit 2.0 - Global Warming Edition (R) said:

Squirrels, not wearing a helmet, or wasting time on Usenet threads instead
of riding? Discuss
among yourselves.

from my own experience, squirrels. i had two friends who fell and
broke bones because of them. no issues with no helmets, and the
threads are good when we are not biking
carlos
http://www.bikingthings.com

In article <[email hidden]>,

Dane Buson said:

Tom Keats said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Bellsouth Ijit 2.0 - Global Warming Edition ® said:

Squirrels, not wearing a helmet, or wasting time on Usenet threads instead
of riding? Discuss
among yourselves.

The biggest danger to cyclists is getting
hypnotized/distracted by looking at that
front tire going around.

I'm at increased danger of that as when I'm cranking at just the right
speed at night, it looks like it's stopped or going backwards. It's a
pretty neat looking effect and a little distracting. I'm guessing it's
an artifact of the frequency of my LED headlight (if it's at less than
100% duty cycle). It mostly happens going uphill, which would make
sense.

When riding in the rain at night, I kinda like looking
at how that thin stream of water squirts out forward
from my front fender. My Planet Bike Beamr 3-Spot
illuminates it rather prettily.

I think the looking at the front tire thing is mostly
an effect more associated with drop handlebars.

I'm pleased to state it's been a while since I
accidentally rear-ended a parked car. That mostly
happened back in the '70s, when I had my fleet of
hand-me-down Apollo 10-speeds (and I was
somewhat younger.)

cheers,
Tom

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