Comments on: Just Ask Jack — OK Bike and Safety for the Kids? http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/06/15/just-ask-jack-ok-bike-and-safety-for-the-kids/ Bike Your Drive! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:39:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Ghost Rider http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/06/15/just-ask-jack-ok-bike-and-safety-for-the-kids/#comment-13620 Ghost Rider Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:47:23 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1112#comment-13620 I'll just call my friends from The Matrix -- EMP weapons figured highly in that realm. It would be pretty fitting to have an EMP generator on my bike, too, because my wife refers to my Xtra as the "Nebuccanezzar" (Morpheus' craft). I’ll just call my friends from The Matrix — EMP weapons figured highly in that realm. It would be pretty fitting to have an EMP generator on my bike, too, because my wife refers to my Xtra as the “Nebuccanezzar” (Morpheus’ craft).

]]> By: Iron Man http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/06/15/just-ask-jack-ok-bike-and-safety-for-the-kids/#comment-13617 Iron Man Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:07:39 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1112#comment-13617 You know the perfect weapon for a bike commuter is some sort of electro magnetic pulse emitter. That way you can cause all the autos on your route to freeze up. Giving the biker a nice peaceful ride weaving in and out of useless hunks of metal that used to be vehicles. I swear they made something like that on an episode of Star Trek TNG. You know the perfect weapon for a bike commuter is some sort of electro magnetic pulse emitter. That way you can cause all the autos on your route to freeze up. Giving the biker a nice peaceful ride weaving in and out of useless hunks of metal that used to be vehicles. I swear they made something like that on an episode of Star Trek TNG.

]]> By: Ghost Rider http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/06/15/just-ask-jack-ok-bike-and-safety-for-the-kids/#comment-13614 Ghost Rider Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:26:54 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1112#comment-13614 I was thinking some sort of remote-activated swivel mount for a GE Minigun...mounted to the back of my Snapdeck. Perfect for keeping pesky tailgaters away! I was thinking some sort of remote-activated swivel mount for a GE Minigun…mounted to the back of my Snapdeck. Perfect for keeping pesky tailgaters away!

]]> By: Palm Beach Bike Tours http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/06/15/just-ask-jack-ok-bike-and-safety-for-the-kids/#comment-13612 Palm Beach Bike Tours Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:17:34 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1112#comment-13612 Iron, if the bumper sticker is on a road bike, I wouldn't worry too much. Roadies wouldn't weigh themselves down with a gun. On the other hand, I can easily see someone on a Xtracycle packing heat -- what is two more pounds on top of a 50-pound bike, right? Iron, if the bumper sticker is on a road bike, I wouldn’t worry too much. Roadies wouldn’t weigh themselves down with a gun.

On the other hand, I can easily see someone on a Xtracycle packing heat — what is two more pounds on top of a 50-pound bike, right?

]]> By: Iron Man http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/06/15/just-ask-jack-ok-bike-and-safety-for-the-kids/#comment-13607 Iron Man Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:22:59 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1112#comment-13607 Palm, what does that mean for those of us who will adorn our bikes with bikecommuters.com stickers? :) Palm, what does that mean for those of us who will adorn our bikes with bikecommuters.com stickers? :)

]]> By: Palm Beach Bike Tours http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/06/15/just-ask-jack-ok-bike-and-safety-for-the-kids/#comment-13605 Palm Beach Bike Tours Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:41:49 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1112#comment-13605 Somewhat on this topic... Did anyone else see The Washington Post article this week on road rage? In short, a driver with a bumper sticker or who has otherwise personalized a vehicle is far more likely to display road rage than someone who is riding stock. Cars a are 'personal spaces' in 'public places' so, the boundaries between each are blurred. People with bumper stickers are more inclined to see the road as their 'personal space' and thus be more aggressive. <a href="http://www.palmbeachbiketours.com/2008/06/17/bumper-stickers-and-road-rage/" title="Dip a Hippie" rel="nofollow"> How road rage affects cyclists</a> in mass is anyone's guess. Personally, I'm going to think twice before sprinting to the next stoplight to give a driver a piece of my mind (and selected finger) if he has a 'my kid can beat up your honor student' bumper sticker. --Matt Somewhat on this topic… Did anyone else see The Washington Post article this week on road rage? In short, a driver with a bumper sticker or who has otherwise personalized a vehicle is far more likely to display road rage than someone who is riding stock.

Cars a are ‘personal spaces’ in ‘public places’ so, the boundaries between each are blurred. People with bumper stickers are more inclined to see the road as their ‘personal space’ and thus be more aggressive.


How road rage affects cyclists in mass is anyone’s guess. Personally, I’m going to think twice before sprinting to the next stoplight to give a driver a piece of my mind (and selected finger) if he has a ‘my kid can beat up your honor student’ bumper sticker.

–Matt

]]> By: Dominic Dougherty http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/06/15/just-ask-jack-ok-bike-and-safety-for-the-kids/#comment-13552 Dominic Dougherty Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:54:36 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1112#comment-13552 For anybody looking to improve their bicycling skills, or for knowledge on the legallity of bicycling issues - http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/education/ For anybody looking to improve their bicycling skills, or for knowledge on the legallity of bicycling issues – http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/education/

]]> By: Iron Man http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/06/15/just-ask-jack-ok-bike-and-safety-for-the-kids/#comment-13549 Iron Man Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:22:52 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1112#comment-13549 I do have a couple of sections of my stretch where the guy behind me can cause great havoc. The roads do an ever-so-slight S turn at these sections. As such the drivers tend to come inside the turn—buzzing me—and risking a head on. They generally whip in front of me entirely too soon or I hear hard braking behind me. The impatience of many drivers is unbelievable. This is only a problem for me on the trip home as I'm hitting some rush hour traffic. I wish a cop would park himself on those bends and bust those drivers for something. I do have a couple of sections of my stretch where the guy behind me can cause great havoc. The roads do an ever-so-slight S turn at these sections. As such the drivers tend to come inside the turn—buzzing me—and risking a head on. They generally whip in front of me entirely too soon or I hear hard braking behind me. The impatience of many drivers is unbelievable.

This is only a problem for me on the trip home as I’m hitting some rush hour traffic. I wish a cop would park himself on those bends and bust those drivers for something.

]]> By: Ghost Rider http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/06/15/just-ask-jack-ok-bike-and-safety-for-the-kids/#comment-13547 Ghost Rider Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:45:08 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1112#comment-13547 PBBT, Amen and a half -- that is the PERFECT way to put it. Karma's a bitch! PBBT,

Amen and a half — that is the PERFECT way to put it. Karma’s a bitch!

]]> By: Palm Beach Bike Tours http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/06/15/just-ask-jack-ok-bike-and-safety-for-the-kids/#comment-13546 Palm Beach Bike Tours Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:40:51 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1112#comment-13546 I ride with a helmet-mounted mirror and wouldn't have it any other way. Still, I wouldn't get too hung up on what is behind you. Never has what was behind me caused an accident. The handful of times I have gone down, it was something in front that messed me up. (And of those times, if I had been paying more attention to what was up front, I probably wouldn't have gone down.) The point about paying extra attention is a good one. I, too, have a thin bridge between me and one of our favorite playgrounds. I make sure to take the lane well in advance of the bridge so the folks behind me aren't surprised. Raye Lynn, if you're like me and are into keeping score, when you're pulling 70+ pounds of trailer, kid and groceries you get to double your mileage with a clean conscience when discussing your weekend around the company water cooler. (Anyone can push around a feather-light, 14-pound carbon fiber bike with helium-filled tires... give a roadie a kickstand -- let alone a trailer -- and you'll see where the rubber meets the road. {grin}) I ride with a helmet-mounted mirror and wouldn’t have it any other way. Still, I wouldn’t get too hung up on what is behind you.

Never has what was behind me caused an accident. The handful of times I have gone down, it was something in front that messed me up. (And of those times, if I had been paying more attention to what was up front, I probably wouldn’t have gone down.)

The point about paying extra attention is a good one. I, too, have a thin bridge between me and one of our favorite playgrounds. I make sure to take the lane well in advance of the bridge so the folks behind me aren’t surprised.

Raye Lynn, if you’re like me and are into keeping score, when you’re pulling 70+ pounds of trailer, kid and groceries you get to double your mileage with a clean conscience when discussing your weekend around the company water cooler. (Anyone can push around a feather-light, 14-pound carbon fiber bike with helium-filled tires… give a roadie a kickstand — let alone a trailer — and you’ll see where the rubber meets the road. {grin})

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