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Benjamin Weiner wrote:
I've volunteered as a course marshal for bicycle races, some on closed roads. When you do this, you discover that the world really does look different from inside an orange vest. People will do remarkably dumb things. Like step off a curb into the path of a motorcycle leading a big pack of fast-moving bicyclists, despite being cautioned, yelled warnings, and even occasionally physically restrained. Some motorists also behave badly - people will do rather risky things to avoid a 10-second delay - but thankfully I've only had to suffer verbal abuse and not had people drive through the cones onto the course. I can remember one crit in New Jersey where a car from "inside the course" pushed through the cones and rode in the gap between a breakaway group and the rest of the pack. Yeesh. This after about two weeks of constant reminders that they should park their cars up to a WHOLE BLOCK AWAY. It's days like that I'm glad I'm not a cop (since I would have had a sidearm in easy reach). ;-) Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $695 ti frame |
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Benjamin Weiner wrote:
I've volunteered as a course marshal for bicycle races, some on closed roads. When you do this, you discover that the world really does look different from inside an orange vest. People will do remarkably dumb things. Like step off a curb into the path of a motorcycle leading a big pack of fast-moving bicyclists, despite being cautioned, yelled warnings, and even occasionally physically restrained. Some motorists also behave badly - people will do rather risky things to avoid a 10-second delay - but thankfully I've only had to suffer verbal abuse and not had people drive through the cones onto the course. I can remember one crit in New Jersey where a car from "inside the course" pushed through the cones and rode in the gap between a breakaway group and the rest of the pack. Yeesh. This after about two weeks of constant reminders that they should park their cars up to a WHOLE BLOCK AWAY. It's days like that I'm glad I'm not a cop (since I would have had a sidearm in easy reach). ;-) Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $695 ti frame |
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Benjamin Weiner wrote:
I've volunteered as a course marshal for bicycle races, some on closed roads. When you do this, you discover that the world really does look different from inside an orange vest. People will do remarkably dumb things. Like step off a curb into the path of a motorcycle leading a big pack of fast-moving bicyclists, despite being cautioned, yelled warnings, and even occasionally physically restrained. Some motorists also behave badly - people will do rather risky things to avoid a 10-second delay - but thankfully I've only had to suffer verbal abuse and not had people drive through the cones onto the course. I can remember one crit in New Jersey where a car from "inside the course" pushed through the cones and rode in the gap between a breakaway group and the rest of the pack. Yeesh. This after about two weeks of constant reminders that they should park their cars up to a WHOLE BLOCK AWAY. It's days like that I'm glad I'm not a cop (since I would have had a sidearm in easy reach). ;-) Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $695 ti frame |
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Do cyclists make better motorcyclists?
On Monday, August 30, 2004 at 1:03:35 PM UTC-5, dw wrote:
Do the 2-wheel skills go along when you use a metal motor? no, not really at all. There's a big difference between a 10 pound 10 speed powered by a half horsepower you and a 500+ lb motorcycle powered by a 70-200 hp motor. Steering is different from cars or bicycles much more dramatic leaning. you actually have to actually Obey traffic laws, Cyclists tend to ignore the fact that they are supposed to obey them if they are on the road. you also have to pay much better attention to your surroundings, road conditions, other people on the road, people who aren't yet on the road. a little gravel will put you on your ass way faster on a motorcycle and it can mess you up a lot more, I almost had it happen rear wheel kicked out but i caught myself with my leg which took a lot more strength than most people have, when you catch a 600 lb bike. |
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