Re: O.T. --- Today's Bike Ride --- O.T. 🚲 🥵

On 2024-08-21 2:40 p.m., Ed P wrote:

On 8/21/2024 4:19 PM, Bruce wrote:

On Wed, 21 Aug 2024 20:07:12 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
(ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
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On Wed, 21 Aug 2024 2:30:05 +0000, Bruce wrote:

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In the Netherlands young
people ride them through cities and they do so at high speed without
any driving licence requirement.
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Some states here require a license to ride a bike.  But I don't
know if that's when a person reaches a certain age or not.  It's
a stupid law in my opinion.

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Apparently, those fatbikes go very fast and the line between a fatbike
and a light motor bike becomes unclear. Motor bikes require a licence.
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Also, in the Netherlands, nobody who
rides a bicycle wears a helmet. That would feel like putting on a
helmet before going up or down the stairs.
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This is why helmets are a great idea.  Mine from my wreck two years ago.
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https://i.postimg.cc/jj1NxzKy/Helmet.jpg
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https://i.postimg.cc/vZWS6ZD1/Organ-Donor.jpg
(True whether you are on a bicycle, motorcycle, or hoverboard)

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They're also a great idea when you go up or down a flight of stairs.
But people don't wear them much in the Netherlands
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If I was riding around the neighborhood with hardly a car and plenty of
room I'd not wear one.  If I was in the bike lane on the roads with a 50
mph speed limit, yes.

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A few years ago on holiday in France, I was on a cycle path that had
been a railway line. Momentarily distracted, I went over the handlebars.
My helmet was cracked, my skull wasn't!
Therefore, ALWAYS wear one when cycling!!