Re: 1972 Legnano in the news

On Sat, 09 Nov 2024 21:28:48 +0100, Wolfgang Strobl wrote:

Am Sat, 9 Nov 2024 10:06:26 -0600 schrieb Mark J cleary
<mcleary08@comcast.net>:
 

On 11/8/2024 9:18 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

On 11/8/2024 8:49 PM, AMuzi wrote:

Check the photos here:
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14061289/Emmy-award-
winner-1970s-sitcom-unrecognizable-77-bikes-LA.html

 
Whoa! Exposed cables! Down tube friction shifting! Center pull brakes!
36 spoke wheels! Full sized frame pump! And she's not in a "protected"
bike lane! Is it even possible to ride that way?  ;-)
 
"She adhered to safety regulations by having a black helmet on, wore
pink trainers and had a red jacket tied around her waist" is nonsense.
There is no helmet regulation that applies to her.
 
And the jacket around her waist is not a particularly good idea,
although it's at least better than tying it around the handlebars. I
know a guy who did that and had a sleeve dangle into his front wheel.
His next couple seconds were far from fun.
 

Generally it is much safer to wear a helmet although no breaking a laws
by not wearing one.

 
So why don't you wear a helmet while walking or while driving your
car*)?  People die while walking and as drivers or passengers of cars.

Seat belts are a more effective measure in a car, and pedestrians rarely
fall down onto anything but their hands and knees which the human body is
designed to do safely. Or are you talking about a pedestrian being struck
by a car traveling 100 mph?