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?
Entries tagged "road trauma"
Rant
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.
Bike Shorts
Bike Shorts 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)
Bike Shorts
Bike Shorts 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
Rant
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...