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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.<br>
<blockquote><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/opinion/timothy-egan-death-on-a-bike.html?ref=opinion&_r=0">http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/opinion/timothy-egan-death-on-a-bike.html?ref=opinion&_r=0</a><br>
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So please if you ride, be careful out there:<br>
<ul>
<li>Know your route and its safety issues (pot holes, congested
areas, dangerous traffic patterns)<br>
</li>
<li>Be bright, be visible</li>
<li>Ride predictably, straight lines, signal your intentions</li>
<li>Turn on your headlights
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2kFuQJ8-8U">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2kFuQJ8-8U</a>) and taillights!<br>
</li>
<li>Communicate your route to the people that matter in your life
(and vis-versa)</li>
<li>Inspect your bike regularly, is it safe for the ride?</li>
<li>Don't ride into park cars!!!!!</li>
</ul>
<p>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. <br>
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<p>With that said, a safe rider is a happy rider!!!<br>
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<p>No worries!!!!<br>
Arne<br>
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Arne Freyberger
Director of Accelerator Operations
Jefferson Lab
12000 Jefferson Avenue Cell: (757) 876-6289
Postal Suite 19 Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:freyberg@jlab.org">freyberg@jlab.org</a>
Newport News, VA 23606 </pre>
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