Recumbent Bicycle made from a Tree Trunk Pic
"Tom_Sherman" wrote in message
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Tom Kunich wrote:
"Tom_Sherman" wrote in message
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Edward Dolan wrote:
"Tom_Sherman" wrote in message
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The visibility issue is minor to non-existent; I consistently get more
room from motor vehicles when riding a recumbent. Except for a few
lowracers, visibility and being seen is a non-issue (unless you
believe driving a normal sedan is also unsafe).
Jeff Grippe would disagree with you about the visibility issue in dense
urban traffic situations.
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Cagers miss seeing upright cyclists all the time.
Absolutely. However, because serious accidents are so rare, it is
difficult to quantify the difference in safety between an upright which
DOES have very good visibility and a recumbent which has reduced
visibility AND reduced ability of the recumbent rider to see forward.
This is hard to quantify, but the recumbent has a high "what the heck is
that factor" which attracts more attention.
Agreed but that is AFTER it has been spotted.
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