Riding at night: a strategy for survival?

Nothing new about it: The little furry mammals developed that strategy
to survive among the dinosaurs (which is why we are here)...

Anyway, now my next door neighbor wants to ride at midnight... And he
ain't one of those crazy bums on a Huffy. He even bought a vest with
blinking lights (DUI drivers and SUV drivers chatting on the cell
phone should be able to see him). And his bike cost him 2 grands
(important in this hierarchal jungle where you are what you drive), so
I guess he better find a use for it. The other day he told me he
didn't have the nerve anymore to ride in traffic (he ain't no chicken,
he's a veteran), which leads to this daring survival strategy.
Actually, I do the same with my canoe, where the motorboats put me at
the bottom of the food chain in the day time.

Well, our dinosaurs (SUVs and motorboats) make us get smarter and get
nocturnal. And I can only hope Darwin was right: "It is not the
strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but
the one most responsive to change."

NOTE: I told my neighbor to knock on my door. Just in case I'm
sleepless...

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ComandanteBanana wrote:
Nothing new about it: The little furry mammals developed that strategy
to survive among the dinosaurs (which is why we are here)...

Anyway, now my next door neighbor wants to ride at midnight... And he
ain't one of those crazy bums on a Huffy. He even bought a vest with
blinking lights (DUI drivers and SUV drivers chatting on the cell

He could get a dynamo hub and some lights. The best dynamo
hub should be SON from Schmidt, but it's rather expensive.
The front and rear light could be from Busch + Muller, but
schmidt has a real nice LED light comming real soon now(tm).

See:
http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/schmidt.asp
http://www.bumm.de/index-e.html
http://www.nabendynamo.de/english/index.html


JonB

On May 1, 3:45*pm, Jon Bendtsen wrote:
ComandanteBanana wrote:
Nothing new about it: The little furry mammals developed that strategy
to survive among the dinosaurs (which is why we are here)...

Anyway, now my next door neighbor wants to ride at midnight... And he
ain't one of those crazy bums on a Huffy. He even bought a vest with
blinking lights (DUI drivers and SUV drivers chatting on the cell

He could get a dynamo hub and some lights. The best dynamo
hub should be SON from Schmidt, but it's rather expensive.
The front and rear light could be from Busch + Muller, but
schmidt has a real nice LED light comming real soon now(tm).

See:
* * * *http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/schmidt.asp
* * * *http://www.bumm.de/index-e.html
* * * *http://www.nabendynamo.de/english/index.html

JonB

All those lights are nice so you can see, but to be seen all you need
is that blinking vest. I guess.

ComandanteBanana wrote:
On May 1, 3:45 pm, Jon Bendtsen wrote:
ComandanteBanana wrote:
Nothing new about it: The little furry mammals developed that strategy
to survive among the dinosaurs (which is why we are here)...
Anyway, now my next door neighbor wants to ride at midnight... And he
ain't one of those crazy bums on a Huffy. He even bought a vest with
blinking lights (DUI drivers and SUV drivers chatting on the cell
He could get a dynamo hub and some lights. The best dynamo
hub should be SON from Schmidt, but it's rather expensive.
The front and rear light could be from Busch + Muller, but
schmidt has a real nice LED light comming real soon now(tm).

See:
http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/schmidt.asp
http://www.bumm.de/index-e.html
http://www.nabendynamo.de/english/index.html

JonB

All those lights are nice so you can see, but to be seen all you need
is that blinking vest. I guess.

Probably other people can see all those lights as well.

On Thu, 1 May 2008 09:43:49 -0700 (PDT), ComandanteBanana
wrote:

The other day he told me he
didn't have the nerve anymore to ride in traffic (he ain't no chicken,
he's a veteran),


Which means he knows how easily and how randomly a life can be snuffed
out

On Fri, 02 May 2008 07:11:21 +0200, Jon Bendtsen
wrote:

ComandanteBanana wrote:
On May 1, 3:45 pm, Jon Bendtsen wrote:
ComandanteBanana wrote:
Nothing new about it: The little furry mammals developed that strategy
to survive among the dinosaurs (which is why we are here)...
Anyway, now my next door neighbor wants to ride at midnight... And he
ain't one of those crazy bums on a Huffy. He even bought a vest with
blinking lights (DUI drivers and SUV drivers chatting on the cell
He could get a dynamo hub and some lights. The best dynamo
hub should be SON from Schmidt, but it's rather expensive.
The front and rear light could be from Busch + Muller, but
schmidt has a real nice LED light comming real soon now(tm).

See:
http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/schmidt.asp
http://www.bumm.de/index-e.html
http://www.nabendynamo.de/english/index.html

JonB

All those lights are nice so you can see, but to be seen all you need
is that blinking vest. I guess.

Probably other people can see all those lights as well.


Unless some drunk decides you are an intersection.

Ever wonder why cops get killed more than anyone else in traffic
collisons?

Drunks zone in on the flashing yellow or red lights in the back window
of a patrol car, like moths to a flame.

Gunner

Gunner wrote:
On Fri, 02 May 2008 07:11:21 +0200, Jon Bendtsen
wrote:

ComandanteBanana wrote:
On May 1, 3:45 pm, Jon Bendtsen wrote:
ComandanteBanana wrote:
Nothing new about it: The little furry mammals developed that
strategy to survive among the dinosaurs (which is why we are
here)...
Anyway, now my next door neighbor wants to ride at midnight...
And he ain't one of those crazy bums on a Huffy. He even bought a
vest with blinking lights (DUI drivers and SUV drivers chatting
on the cell
He could get a dynamo hub and some lights. The best dynamo
hub should be SON from Schmidt, but it's rather expensive.
The front and rear light could be from Busch + Muller, but
schmidt has a real nice LED light comming real soon now(tm).

See:
http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/schmidt.asp
http://www.bumm.de/index-e.html
http://www.nabendynamo.de/english/index.html

JonB

All those lights are nice so you can see, but to be seen all you
need is that blinking vest. I guess.

Probably other people can see all those lights as well.


Unless some drunk decides you are an intersection.

Ever wonder why cops get killed more than anyone else in traffic
collisons?

Drunks zone in on the flashing yellow or red lights in the back window
of a patrol car, like moths to a flame.

Nope, because they spend a lot more time at well above the legal speed limit.

Rod Speed wrote:
Gunner wrote:
On Fri, 02 May 2008 07:11:21 +0200, Jon Bendtsen
wrote:

ComandanteBanana wrote:
On May 1, 3:45 pm, Jon Bendtsen wrote:
ComandanteBanana wrote:
Nothing new about it: The little furry mammals developed that
strategy to survive among the dinosaurs (which is why we are
here)...
Anyway, now my next door neighbor wants to ride at midnight...
And he ain't one of those crazy bums on a Huffy. He even bought a
vest with blinking lights (DUI drivers and SUV drivers chatting
on the cell
He could get a dynamo hub and some lights. The best dynamo
hub should be SON from Schmidt, but it's rather expensive.
The front and rear light could be from Busch + Muller, but
schmidt has a real nice LED light comming real soon now(tm).

See:
http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/schmidt.asp
http://www.bumm.de/index-e.html
http://www.nabendynamo.de/english/index.html

JonB
All those lights are nice so you can see, but to be seen all you
need is that blinking vest. I guess.
Probably other people can see all those lights as well.

Unless some drunk decides you are an intersection.

Ever wonder why cops get killed more than anyone else in traffic
collisons?

Drunks zone in on the flashing yellow or red lights in the back window
of a patrol car, like moths to a flame.

Nope, because they spend a lot more time at well above the legal speed limit.

Thats right. Further more cops spend alot more time on the
roads than other people do, all that increases the chance
of getting involved in a car accident.

On May 2, 5:26*am, Gunner wrote:
On Thu, 1 May 2008 09:43:49 -0700 (PDT), ComandanteBanana

wrote:
The other day he told me he
didn't have the nerve anymore to ride in traffic (he ain't no chicken,
he's a veteran),

Which means he knows how easily and how randomly a life can be snuffed
out

I guess so. I'm not so sure it would be much safer at night, as there
would be fewer but more dangerous drivers out there.

In the canoe, it's another story. Hardly any motorboats out there.

In article ,
Gunner wrote:

Ever wonder why cops get killed more than anyone else in traffic
collisons?

Because they are the worst drivers and ignore the rules?


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