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fear of cycling

KGS Bikes – Overcoming Fear – Who’s afraid of that road?

18 March 2010

I have a 6:00 am ride with a few clients every morning. I should probably not use that term as my clients tend to become friends for life, so friends it is! Cara is my devil’s advocate in the mornings and we always have spirited debates. Part of the reason is, she is really smart [...]

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How safe is bicycling, really?

6 May 2009

I was checking out my friends at the eco velo blog and found this great post about the relative safety of cycling. Please read the whole article but here is the chart which I found most interesting: Following is a list compiled by Failure Analysis Associates, Inc. (Design News, 10-4-93) comparing the fatal risk associated [...]

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Best Open Letter to Motorists I have ever seen

6 December 2008

I was blog surfing today and came upon the following post on Adventures of a Crazy Biker Chick: http://crazybikerchick.blogspot.com/2006/09/things-non-cyclist-might-not.html This is an incredibly well written letter to motorists and I had to share. We have a lot of responsibility as cyclists as well as teachers of road etiquette to motorists. I look forward to your [...]

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Responsiblity in Cycling

13 October 2008

I use Google Alerts to keep abreast of blogs about cycling and got a tremendous link in my inbox this morning. The blog Bicycle Driving has a paper on The Dilemmas of Bicycle Planning which states our problems very well. If cycling is “The Fountain of Youth” as I maintain, we have to learn how [...]

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