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It sounds like you were lucky. One of the regular bike commuters here where I work was hit about ten years ago. He spent several weeks in the hospital, and has the most amazing scar running around the side of his head. I'm religious about wearing a helmet. I spilled the bike two years ago, and was knocked out for a few seconds. I probably would have had a skull fracture without the helmet.
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delete this;Gary Wheeler wrote:
It sounds like you were lucky.
i definitely was. i once rode through a small stream of pink-ish liquid running down the side of the road, on a small hill. i didn't know what it was until i got to the top of the hill, where an ambulance was sitting idle, next to a woman covered by a white sheet. her bike was next to her and the driver of the car was explaining the situation to the police. the pink-ish stream, of course, started at the woman. i didn't see a helmet anywhere.
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That sounds like a pretty nasty climb.
dan neely wrote:
even on a cool morning I'd need a shower by the time I arrived
That's a given for me; my body's best athletic event is sweating :sigh:. Fortunately, we have a locker room with showers here at work. I'll end up showering three times today: once on arrival at work, once at lunch (I ran 7.5 miles), and then once after I get home tonight. Normally I don't run on days I bike to work, but I missed Wednesday and yesterday, so I'm making up for lost time.
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Fortunately, we have a locker room with showers here at work.
There's a gym and locker room in one of my companies other buildings. It's about a half mile from mine. :doh: I don't run (at >300lbs it would do bad things to my joints :sigh: ), but most dry evenings in the summer walk 3.5-5 miles (with the shorter routes compensating somewhat with more hills).
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It takes me six minutes to walk to work. I have *so much* free time; it's unbelievable!
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Gary Wheeler wrote:
It sounds like you were lucky.
i definitely was. i once rode through a small stream of pink-ish liquid running down the side of the road, on a small hill. i didn't know what it was until i got to the top of the hill, where an ambulance was sitting idle, next to a woman covered by a white sheet. her bike was next to her and the driver of the car was explaining the situation to the police. the pink-ish stream, of course, started at the woman. i didn't see a helmet anywhere.
Oh my. The worst I've ever seen was some pretty amazing road rash. That's why I yell "HELMETS!" at parents with kids on the bike path, when either of them aren't wearing a helmet. Adults on their own I figure are old enough to be responsible for protecting themselves. Parents with kids ought to set a good example and wear a helmet themselves, and damned well should force the kids to wear one.
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Oh my. The worst I've ever seen was some pretty amazing road rash. That's why I yell "HELMETS!" at parents with kids on the bike path, when either of them aren't wearing a helmet. Adults on their own I figure are old enough to be responsible for protecting themselves. Parents with kids ought to set a good example and wear a helmet themselves, and damned well should force the kids to wear one.
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delete this;Gary Wheeler wrote:
That's why I yell "HELMETS!" at parents with kids on the bike path
sounds like a good policy! i rarely ride anymore, and i absolutely stay away from busy roads when i do. and i've become one of those drivers who gives cyclists a full lane, when i pass. they used to piss me off when i was riding, because it always seemed so completely unnecessary. now i know!
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Gary Wheeler wrote:
That's why I yell "HELMETS!" at parents with kids on the bike path
sounds like a good policy! i rarely ride anymore, and i absolutely stay away from busy roads when i do. and i've become one of those drivers who gives cyclists a full lane, when i pass. they used to piss me off when i was riding, because it always seemed so completely unnecessary. now i know!
Chris Losinger wrote:
i rarely ride anymore, and i absolutely stay away from busy roads when i do
I'm lucky. I live at the junction of four bike paths, which gives me routes of 20 to 50 miles (one way) on those alone. I've also got a lot of country roads in the area, that are only a couple of miles from home. Most of them are safe for cyclists.
Chris Losinger wrote:
i've become one of those drivers who gives cyclists a full lane, when i pass
Thank you :thumbsup:. When I rode in on Tuesday, I had a pickup pass me close enough I could have used his side mirror to count the hairs in my moustache. A few years ago I had a minivan pass me close like that, and the backwash blew me into the ditch.
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Today is Bike To Work Day[^]. How many of you commuted to work under your own power this morning? This is the second time this week I rode in; I've got a 12 mile (one-way) commute. And no, this does not include you yahoos that telecommute from home in your bathrobes and bunny slippers; quiet down! :-D
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delete this;Ha ha ha! I put another hundred solo miles on the SUV today!! :-D I did bike sometimes when I was in southern California, particularly when it was a three mile commute.
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I'm sorry! I hope you find yourself in the same position, one day. It really is wonderful to have so much "private" time!
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Oh my. The worst I've ever seen was some pretty amazing road rash. That's why I yell "HELMETS!" at parents with kids on the bike path, when either of them aren't wearing a helmet. Adults on their own I figure are old enough to be responsible for protecting themselves. Parents with kids ought to set a good example and wear a helmet themselves, and damned well should force the kids to wear one.
Software Zen:
delete this;When I used to do a lot of aggressive inline skating[^] at the skatepark, I was always amazed by the kids that wouldn't wear helmets, even though the park rules explicitly required it. I once saw a kid just flip backwards off his skateboard and whack the back of his head on the ground. I heard the *smack* of his noggin on the concrete. X| He was fine, just a bit shaken up and probably had a killer headache. Once I saw he was ok and was starting to get up, I just rolled over to him, looked him in the eye and tapped on the side of my helmet, before skating away. He told me to "go away", using slightly more colorful language. :laugh: Imagine your skates sticking when you're doing this[^
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Oh my. The worst I've ever seen was some pretty amazing road rash. That's why I yell "HELMETS!" at parents with kids on the bike path, when either of them aren't wearing a helmet. Adults on their own I figure are old enough to be responsible for protecting themselves. Parents with kids ought to set a good example and wear a helmet themselves, and damned well should force the kids to wear one.
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delete this;Gary Wheeler wrote:
That's why I yell "HELMETS!" at parents with kids
I'm pretty sure they can arrest you for behaviour like that over here. And you have to sign some sort of register thingy.
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Today is Bike To Work Day[^]. How many of you commuted to work under your own power this morning? This is the second time this week I rode in; I've got a 12 mile (one-way) commute. And no, this does not include you yahoos that telecommute from home in your bathrobes and bunny slippers; quiet down! :-D
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delete this;Well, on my normal bunny-slipper-and-bathrobe commute into work I... Oh. Right. :sigh:
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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Today is Bike To Work Day[^]. How many of you commuted to work under your own power this morning? This is the second time this week I rode in; I've got a 12 mile (one-way) commute. And no, this does not include you yahoos that telecommute from home in your bathrobes and bunny slippers; quiet down! :-D
Software Zen:
delete this;I did every day this week. But I have been riding to work for a year now. Amazing how much you save on fuel. Plus lost 50 pound along the way.
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It sounds like you were lucky. One of the regular bike commuters here where I work was hit about ten years ago. He spent several weeks in the hospital, and has the most amazing scar running around the side of his head. I'm religious about wearing a helmet. I spilled the bike two years ago, and was knocked out for a few seconds. I probably would have had a skull fracture without the helmet.
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delete this;I happen to a survivor of that, bear in mind that I'm deaf and wear a hearing-aid, plus wear glasses (nobody aint perfect!) and a car zoomed past me, then slowed down to take a leftbut unfortunately, i do not hear anything on my right side and smack, I was flying over the bonnet... no helmet mind you...and ended up breaking my little finger on my right hand as that was the side of impact, the wing mirror on his car was completely clipped off...ouch! had to sit down for a while and then a passer-by on foot who happened to be a solicitor offered me the opportunity to sue the car driver for compensation (he witnessed it all) I declined and got back on the bike, the bike survived, only the handle ended up a bit crooked....
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Today is Bike To Work Day[^]. How many of you commuted to work under your own power this morning? This is the second time this week I rode in; I've got a 12 mile (one-way) commute. And no, this does not include you yahoos that telecommute from home in your bathrobes and bunny slippers; quiet down! :-D
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delete this;Gary Wheeler wrote:
How many of you commuted to work under your own power this morning?
I am. :) I fell out of bed, stumbled into the kitchen for coffee, and then commuted into the lounge where I started work.... ;P
Gary Wheeler wrote:
And no, this does not include you yahoos that telecommute from home in your bathrobes and bunny slippers; quiet down!
No bunny slippers here, so not applicable. ;P ;P ;P
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Gary Wheeler wrote:
How many of you commuted to work under your own power this morning?
I am. :) I fell out of bed, stumbled into the kitchen for coffee, and then commuted into the lounge where I started work.... ;P
Gary Wheeler wrote:
And no, this does not include you yahoos that telecommute from home in your bathrobes and bunny slippers; quiet down!
No bunny slippers here, so not applicable. ;P ;P ;P
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Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
No bunny slippers here
More likely helm, gauntlets, gorget, breastplate, and greaves[^]? :-D
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Well, on my normal bunny-slipper-and-bathrobe commute into work I... Oh. Right. :sigh:
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
Well, I think you make up for it on your annual trips through the Alps :omg:.
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When I used to do a lot of aggressive inline skating[^] at the skatepark, I was always amazed by the kids that wouldn't wear helmets, even though the park rules explicitly required it. I once saw a kid just flip backwards off his skateboard and whack the back of his head on the ground. I heard the *smack* of his noggin on the concrete. X| He was fine, just a bit shaken up and probably had a killer headache. Once I saw he was ok and was starting to get up, I just rolled over to him, looked him in the eye and tapped on the side of my helmet, before skating away. He told me to "go away", using slightly more colorful language. :laugh: Imagine your skates sticking when you're doing this[^
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