Anecdotal helmet usage statistic

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On Thursday, July 18, 2013 9:14:57 AM UTC-4, datakoll wrote:
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^^^^^^^

OR

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On 7/18/2013 9:14 AM, datakoll wrote:

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...mg.zcEy-9MXVJU



Uhh. Please post warnings before links like that.

On Wednesday, July 17, 2013 2:21:54 PM UTC-7, Lou Holtman wrote:
Joe Riel wrote:

Jay Beattie writes:



I'm hijacking this, and I don't care. This morning, I passed a whole

bunch of cyclists on my fast route down Barbur Blvd (four lane

arterial). I didn't count helmets because I was so ****ed off by all the cyclists.



Before the bike lane, there was a painted fog line, no shoulder and fast

traffic -- not a road for the timid, but still my most direct commute

route. Then we got the swanky bike lane, but still no riders because

commuting from the southwest meant a nice climb home -- or because the

Bohemians had sequestered themselves on the eastside. Anyway, it was

like having my own facility for a good ten years. Then a few people

started showing up. Now I have to pick my way through a f****** parade,

at least relatively speaking. It's still no where near Amsterdam or the

traffic over the Hawthorne Bridge. But if I had to deal with

Amsterdam-like bicycle traffic, I would go crazy.



I now return you to your helmet thread, which is still in progress . . .



Related: http://www.kimharding.net/blog/?p=1631



It is like the people comming back from a holiday and telling that it was

nice except for all those f*cking tourists. You should come over and ride

bike here.

It's more like missing the old days of low traffic -- bike and car. Voluntary crowd scenes are a different deal. I have no expectation of solitude when doing the Bridge Pedal, for example. In fact, I don't do that ride anymore because it is just too much of a crowd scene. http://tinyurl.com/mxemtpw And my son kind of grew out of it.

BTW, for Muzi, I was at the last game at the old Yankee stadium (or second to the last). They were playing Boston and went in to extra innings. The crowds weren't too bad. On my way out, though, I almost slipped in a giant pool of vomit someone left on an interior ramp. The subway was crowded with people and rats. That city could use a serious steam cleaning.

-- Jay Beattie.

On 7/18/2013 10:28 AM, Jay Beattie wrote:
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It is like the people comming back from a holiday and telling that it was

nice except for all those f*cking tourists. You should come over and ride

bike here.

It's more like missing the old days of low traffic -- bike and car. Voluntary crowd scenes are a different deal. I have no expectation of solitude when doing the Bridge Pedal, for example. In fact, I don't do that ride anymore because it is just too much of a crowd scene. http://tinyurl.com/mxemtpw And my son kind of grew out of it.

Same with the Tour de L'Ile in Montreal. I'm glad to see all the
cyclists but riding with them is not much fun. Too many inexperienced
riders in close quarters. Last time I did it, it seemed that there were
crashes at the foot of every hill.


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On Thursday, July 18, 2013 8:54:38 AM UTC-4, davethedave wrote:
On Wed, 17 Jul 2013 17:16:20 -0700, Frank Krygowski wrote:


FWIW, I really enjoyed riding in Paris last year...

You've been checking out French ladies' bottoms. Aging disgracefully.

It's the way forwards. How were they, by the way?

:-) I'll admit I'm quite charmed by women in or from other countries.

I wouldn't be surprised if it's an inborn trait, something built into people to enhance variety in the gene pool.

My guess is, that's the reason women's fashion changes so rapidly. Women (at least the more adventurous ones) are constantly trying to look different from the other women, i.e. their competition. They're trying to look "foreign."

BTW, the most gorgeous women I recall from my travels were in Krakow, Poland. At times it seems like there must have been a beauty queen convention in town.

And Krakow is a fascinating city, with excellent history and architecture, and astonishingly low prices (at least, six years ago).

OTOH, Krakow has disadvantages. One is the influx of obnoxious young British guys, flying in on Ryanair to get plastered and make total fools of themselves.

The other is this: http://www.krakowpost.com/article/6829

- Frank Krygowski

On 18/07/13 22:49, davethedave wrote:
On Thu, 18 Jul 2013 07:57:00 +1000, James wrote:

On 18/07/13 06:04, Jay Beattie wrote:

I now return you to your helmet thread, which is still in progress . .
.


Progress? Where?

I think he meant "carrying on" as opposed to progress.

It was a tongue in cheek comment.

--
JS

On Thu, 18 Jul 2013 13:32:33 -0700, Frank Krygowski wrote:

FWIW, I really enjoyed riding in Paris last year...

You've been checking out French ladies' bottoms. Aging disgracefully.

It's the way forwards. How were they, by the way?

:-) I'll admit I'm quite charmed by women in or from other countries.

I wouldn't be surprised if it's an inborn trait, something built into
people to enhance variety in the gene pool.

My guess is, that's the reason women's fashion changes so rapidly.
Women (at least the more adventurous ones) are constantly trying to look
different from the other women, i.e. their competition. They're trying
to look "foreign."

BTW, the most gorgeous women I recall from my travels were in Krakow,
Poland. At times it seems like there must have been a beauty queen
convention in town.

Białystok has exported it's fair share of hot chicks. I worked here
http://www.posk.org/
for a while and sampled the wares, Wyborowa, Zywiec, Żubrówka and of
course the blonder products.

And Krakow is a fascinating city, with excellent history and
architecture, and astonishingly low prices (at least, six years ago).

OTOH, Krakow has disadvantages. One is the influx of obnoxious young
British guys, flying in on Ryanair to get plastered and make total fools
of themselves.

Don't worry. It's not just Poland we are very non discriminatory. We can
be ****ed up idiots anywhere in the world. France, Belgium, Germany or
even further afield. Wherever there is beer really.

The other is this: http://www.krakowpost.com/article/6829

Oooooh! That's a bit harsh! So what does the bribe run at?
--
davethedave

On Fri, 19 Jul 2013 08:37:27 +1000, James wrote:

I now return you to your helmet thread, which is still in progress .
.
.

Progress? Where?

I think he meant "carrying on" as opposed to progress.

It was a tongue in cheek comment.

Should I have addded a smiley?
--
davethedave