[Rec_bike] Safety: ~two cyclist die per day while riding their bikes in the US

[Arne Freyberger]

As we go into  Fall  and the FCCC, a focus on safety is warranted.    A 
recent editorial in the liberal rag from the northern aggressors  
highlights this fact rather somberly.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/opinion/timothy-egan-death-on-a-bike.html?ref=opinion&_r=0

So please if you ride, be careful out there:

  * Know your route and its safety issues (pot holes, congested areas,
    dangerous traffic patterns)
  * Be bright, be visible
  * Ride predictably, straight lines, signal your intentions
  * Turn on your headlights
    (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2kFuQJ8-8U)   and taillights!
  * Communicate your route to  the people that matter in your life (and
    vis-versa)
  * Inspect your bike regularly, is it safe for the ride?
  * Don't ride into park cars!!!!!

I've been riding a bike regularly (commuting, touring and, long time 
ago, racing) for over 30 years.   It can be done safely! I've had my 
share of incidents, some involving cars, some involved other bike 
riders, some that were just me, my bike and road. Some involving 
bruises, broken bones and frames.   The two most serious accidents were 
in the Nov/Dec months.

With that said, a safe rider is a happy rider!!!

No worries!!!!
Arne

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Arne Freyberger
Director of Accelerator Operations
Jefferson Lab
12000 Jefferson Avenue      Cell: (757) 876-6289
Postal Suite 19             Email:  freyberg at jlab.org
Newport News, VA 23606

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