tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post624829251415219448..comments2024-01-15T14:14:40.035-05:00Comments on Citizen Rider: Something from the Commentscafiendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-24540044952729899692009-03-03T09:11:00.000-05:002009-03-03T09:11:00.000-05:00High visibility clothing can help. Too bad it doe...High visibility clothing can help. Too bad it doesn't radiate a force field that repels the idiots who don't see it anyway.<BR/><BR/>Those Hokeyspokes look spectacular enough to overcome the usual drawback of lights mounted low. The Down Low Glow lighted chain stay has a similar eye-catching effect.<BR/><BR/>One reason I mastered the track stand was to put on a good show at stop lights. Motorists were so fascinated wondering why I didn't fall over that they forgot to be irritated at me for being there at all. And, since I was still in the pedals, as soon as the light changed I wasn't there at all. I could sprint out several lengths ahead of the pack before they knew it.<BR/><BR/>Visibility can hinge on entertainment value.cafiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-16346819297846313472009-03-01T04:49:00.000-05:002009-03-01T04:49:00.000-05:00I suspect the challenges of London traffic and rur...I suspect the challenges of London traffic and rural New Hampshire differ in the detail but are in broad terms similar - give yourself the best chance for survival that you can. <BR/><BR/>I'd love to think <A HREF="http://www.hokeyspokes.com/" REL="nofollow">Hokeyspokes </A> could be justified for their safety benefit, but I doubt it. They are seriously cool "in the flesh", as it were.<BR/><BR/>In city riding, where there is a lot of light about, light clothing is just as essential as lights, IMO. I cannot believe the number who ride in dark clothing.<BR/><BR/>My "I never saw him" story was in broad daylight, wearing hi-viz stuff with a socking great 8' flagpole and flag fixed on the pannier rack. Unfortunately the "I" in question was driving a military landing craft. <A HREF="http://londondailyphoto.blogspot.com/2007/07/tour-de-france-comes-to-london.html" REL="nofollow"> (bit more story here)</A>Hamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921009517833997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-750739814259081902009-02-28T21:53:00.000-05:002009-02-28T21:53:00.000-05:00Funny you should mention that, Anonymous. I used ...Funny you should mention that, Anonymous. I used to joke that a cyclist could set himself on fire and motorists would still say, "I never saw him."cafiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-86442158353839098202009-02-28T14:17:00.000-05:002009-02-28T14:17:00.000-05:00I like to cover myself in asbestos clothing, satur...I like to cover myself in asbestos clothing, saturate it in lighter fluid and ignite it. It is usually only good for about a mile or two--enough to get another 6-pack.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com