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Old April 22nd 11, 02:01 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech,alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Default Recumbent Accident Rates?

On 4/21/2011 7:55 PM, kolldata aka Gene Daniels rote:
are stats available for recumbent accident rates or is that meteroite
shower territory ?
like does anyone have personal knowledge ?

I doubt there is enough information to be statically valid.

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Old April 22nd 11, 03:01 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech,alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Default Recumbent Accident Rates?

On Apr 21, 8:01*pm, Tºm Shermªn™ °_° ""twshermanREMOVE\"@THI
$southslope.net" wrote:
On 4/21/2011 7:55 PM, kolldata aka Gene Daniels rote: are stats available for recumbent accident rates or is that meteroite
shower territory ?
like does anyone have personal knowledge ?


I doubt there is enough information to be statically valid.

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how often do you inhale dog **** ?
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Old April 22nd 11, 03:10 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech,alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Default Recumbent Accident Rates?

On 4/21/2011 9:01 PM, kolldata wrote:
On Apr 21, 8:01 pm, Tºm Shermªn™ °_°""twshermanREMOVE\"@THI
$southslope.net" wrote:
On 4/21/2011 7:55 PM, kolldata aka Gene Daniels rote: are stats available for recumbent accident rates or is that meteroite
shower territory ?
like does anyone have personal knowledge ?


I doubt there is enough information to be statically valid.

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I am a vehicular cyclist.


how often do you inhale dog **** ?


I smoked but did not inhale.

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Old April 22nd 11, 03:55 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech,alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
kolldata
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Default Recumbent Accident Rates?

BAH. I inhaled but did not smoke

maybe I'll email Haarvaard und see if anyone wnats to scrape and test
recumbvent skin after rides for viri, bacteria.....

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Old April 22nd 11, 05:30 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech,alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Default Recumbent Accident Rates?

On Apr 21, 8:01*pm, Tºm Shermªn™ °_° ""twshermanREMOVE\"@THI
$southslope.net" wrote:
On 4/21/2011 7:55 PM, kolldata aka Gene Daniels rote: are stats available for recumbent accident rates or is that meteroite
shower territory ?
like does anyone have personal knowledge ?


AFAIK unlike motor vehicles all bicycles are treated as wheeled
pedestrians (pedacyclists is the term) in collision statistics.
Different types of bicycles and tricycles are not differentiated,
indeed bikes and trikes are lumped together. From having spent several
years accumulating reports on bicycle wrecks and from personal
experience riding a recumbent is more likely to be seen and avoided by
an awake, alert, driver because of the WTF factor. Almost all the
wrecks I have that report a recumbent bicycle involved the driver was
either drunk, asleep, otherwise impaired or out to get bicyclists. The
WTF factor only comes in for the driver out to get bicyclists as it
reduces the time between identifying the object as a bicycle and
deciding to hit it to the point that the driver might miss.
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Old April 22nd 11, 09:08 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech,alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Default Recumbent Accident Rates?

T*m Sherm^n wrote:

kolldata aka Gene Daniels rote:

are stats available for recumbent accident rates or is that meteroite
shower territory ?
like does anyone have personal knowledge ?


I doubt there is enough information to be statically valid.


Casual observation of some recumbents demonstrates them to be tragic
accidents 100% of the time, whether being ridden or just sitting
stationary.

http://kotisivu.suomi.net/mustasuden...eff2%20002.JPG
http://www.manytracks.com/Recumbent/.../gmack-4-w.jpg
http://www.recumbentriders.org/forum...e/175.imgcache
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...t/DSCN2669.jpg
http://www.aloneinaforest.com/wp-con...ke-for-two.jpg

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Old April 22nd 11, 11:43 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech,alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Default Recumbent Accident Rates?

On 4/22/2011 3:08 PM, Çhâlõ Çólîñã wrote:
T*m Sherm^n wrote:

kolldata aka Gene Daniels wrote:

are stats available for recumbent accident rates or is that meteroite
shower territory ?
like does anyone have personal knowledge ?


I doubt there is enough information to be statically valid.


Casual observation of some recumbents demonstrates them to be tragic
accidents 100% of the time, whether being ridden or just sitting
stationary.

http://kotisivu.suomi.net/mustasuden...eff2%20002.JPG


Looks like a recumbent version of a "Dead Baby Bike".

http://www.manytracks.com/Recumbent/.../gmack-4-w.jpg


Back half of an old upright and some carpentry.

http://www.recumbentriders.org/forum...e/175.imgcache


Does not open in browser.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...t/DSCN2669.jpg


Some interesting ideas.

http://www.aloneinaforest.com/wp-con...ke-for-two.jpg


Barcroft Columbia: http://www.barcroftcycles.com/bikes.html.

Careful observation of some uprights demonstrates them to be tragic
dangers to posterior comfort 100% of the time.

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Old May 2nd 11, 02:08 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech,alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Default Should you wear a helmet while riding a recumbent?

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" wrote:

kolldata aka Gene Daniels rote:


are stats available for recumbent accident rates or is that
meteroite shower territory ? like does anyone have personal
knowledge ?

I doubt there is enough information to be statically valid.


What about helmet wearing?
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Old May 2nd 11, 02:16 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech,alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Default Should you wear a helmet while riding a recumbent?

John Doe wrote:
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" wrote:

kolldata aka Gene Daniels rote:


are stats available for recumbent accident rates or is that
meteroite shower territory ? like does anyone have personal
knowledge ?

I doubt there is enough information to be statically valid.


What about helmet wearing?


One might buy one before doing this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtO5GvtP-zE

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Old May 2nd 11, 02:56 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech,alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Default Should you wear a helmet while riding a recumbent?

On May 1, 8:08*pm, John Doe wrote:
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" wrote:
kolldata aka Gene Daniels rote:
are stats available for recumbent accident rates or is that
meteroite shower territory ? like does anyone have personal
knowledge ?


I doubt there is enough information to be statically valid.


What about helmet wearing?


RBT boasts a resident recumbent recliner. You be the judge.
 




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