- Things still on the to-do list
-
No. 32101: Learn to ride a unicycle…
-
When I grow up, I want to be just like him.
Commuting
-
Cars lose the race to work in Brisbane. I wasn't even aware it was a race, anyway I'm glad I don't ride there—they tend to get a bit sunburnt behind the ears in those northern climes.
Day out with the family
-
Rotary River Ride is on this weekend, starting at Hays Paddock in Kew. Distances of 15km, 30km, and 50km = fun for all the family.
-
The Walk Against Warming is on Sunday November 11. In Melbourne it starts at 1pm outside the State Library—sounds like another good family day out.
-
The Victorian edition of Amy's Ride is on Sunday 6th January 2008 in Geelong. Distances include 120km or 60kms (on road) plus 2.5km loop for the kids (closed-circuit). Mark your diary.
Work Trikes
- Back in the day, I wrote an entry on work cycles (that is, load-carrying tricycles). It turns out that I missed one (at least—probably more): I just stumbled across Haley Tricycles in the good ol' USA.
Road Safety
-
The Look Campaign from New York City—love their posters.
-
An interesting argument in City Cycling:
If we want to improve road safety, especially at night, we need to get people to take note of their surroundings. Retroreflectives have the opposite effect. They allow people to drive faster whilst paying less attention, and as cyclists we have to visually announce our presence on the road as the drivers are no longer able to look for us in the shadows.
Comments
I don't really take that advice too seriously, I read that more as an observation of risk compensation in action:
Still, I think I'd prefer the "all members in a group wear reflectives" option over the alternative "no one wears one".
The advise of not wearing retroreflectives reminds me of the advice by Jeremy Clarkson (from Top Gear). He said something along the lines of to improve safety we should replace driver airbags so that in the case of a collision a large metal spike would pop out and not an air cushion. It is the same concept, to keep drivers alert and force them to pay attention.
Not to mention the long string of "me-too" comment zombies spouting the same tired ol' garbage.
Like I said, a bit too much sunburn behind the ears…
Cars maybe losing the race to work in Brissie ... so John Birmingham believes it's appropriate to peel off his nappy and fling it around for all to see. The article is akin to watching a kid using potty-mouth on the bus home...