Treadly and Me
road trauma
Speedlinking 31 August 2010
“Was almost run over by a Right To Lifer, that could have potentially been ironic.” –@rosewal (Twitter)
Speedlinking 5 February 2010
“It’s just as fun as when you were a kid. You go zoom! and whoosh! You’re a sky creature, not a miserable earth-crawler. And you get to the end of your commute feeling invigorated and intensely alive.” –Dale Favier
Speedlinking 4 December 2009
“There is a deeply pleasing randomness about the campus cyclists, as though one morning university officials had assigned a bicycle to every member of the Stanford community, come as you are, without considering for a moment matters of fit – or fitness.” –Verlyn Klinkenborg, The New York Times
Make roads safe
I’ve been pondering the urgent and focused responses of governments and people to the outbreak of “Swine Flu”, and contrasting the handful of tragic deaths from H1N1 virus with the enormous number of equally tragic deaths due to road trauma. Where is the urgent response to this leading preventable cause of death?
Where law and logic don’t mix
Make sure you have a front headlight on your bike–so that you are visible to drivers behind you.
Speedlinking 2 January 2009
“When the economy’s bad, people drink. When the economy is good, people drink. When the economy’s bad, people still need to do something. So they ride their bikes.” –Tom Girard of Zane’s (quoted in New York Times)
Speedlinking 10 November 2008
“It’s funny how a little rain scares so many cyclists off, because a one or two hour ride in the rain is generally a very pleasant experience as long as you keep moving and stay warm.” –SurlyDave
Juvenile tools
I really had to tone down my language on this posting. It’s considerably shorter now that I’ve calmed down a bit and taken out all of the F-words…
Melancholy thoughts on road death
Two Melbourne cyclists died in road collisions last Thursday. Both deaths were avoidable.
“Where’s the justice?”
Why on earth would the relative of a convicted offender question the justice of a clearly lenient sentence?
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