Re: 1972 Legnano in the news

On 11/13/2024 11:11 AM, Zen Cycle wrote:

On 11/13/2024 10:35 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:

On Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:13:52 -0500, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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On 11/13/2024 4:27 AM, John B. wrote:

On Wed, 13 Nov 2024 03:35:27 -0500, Catrike Ryder
<Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
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On Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:29:58 -0500, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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On 11/12/2024 4:44 PM, Radey Shouman wrote:

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I just did a web search for "walking helmet", and got pages of stuff on
helmets for babies and toddlers learning to walk.  I guess that's a
thing these days; I must be out of touch.  Perhaps one day we'll see a
generation unwilling to step outside without a helmet.

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That'll be a sad day indeed. But the general trend toward "Danger!
Danger!" warnings is strong. At one time, Safe Kids recommended that no
kid under age 10 be allowed to cross a street alone.
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And there's this:
https://www.learnbydestroying.com/jeffl/crud/Bicycle-Safety.jpg
(Thanks, Jeff.)

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I understand that some fear mongers actually want to ban bidirectional
side paths.

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Didn't Frank argue that ALL bike lanes were dangerious. Or rather more
dangerious then the road?

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No, I did not argue that.
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And John, much like Tom, you need to rely much less on your "memory" and
much more on actual quotes of what I've said.
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Quit emulating Tom.

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"Surprisingly, bike trails can be more dangerous than roads."
"[-] you're more likely go to the emergency room from riding a mile on
the bike trail than from riding a mile on the roads!"
--Frank Krygowski
https://bicyclinglife.com/SafetySkills/FrankNFred014.htm

 which is not "ALL bike lanes were dangerous. Or rather [ALL bike lanes are] more dangerous then the road?"
 spelling corrected and context clarified.
 floriduh dumbassess 4th grade reading comprehension on display again

I wonder if those two guys really think their obvious distortions of my positions are convincing anybody.
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- Frank Krygowski