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By: RL Policar

RL Policar — Thu, 04 May 2006 15:15:35 +0000

Since we’re confessing, there was this one time in camp…um well…oh wait…nevermind…

By: Randy

Randy — Thu, 04 May 2006 12:53:59 +0000

What is this Sunday mass? Everyone seems to be confessing about their deadly sins.

By: Moe

Moe — Thu, 04 May 2006 02:58:22 +0000

OK, OK, I confess… I don’t wear a helmet when I ride my beach cruiser. I just don’t have a helmet that would fit the style of a beach cruiser, if I had one I would wear one.

By: Priscilla-Bike Princess

Priscilla-Bike Princess — Thu, 04 May 2006 02:41:15 +0000

I think the majority of us would see the importance of the helmet after experiencing an accident like that. Glad you lived to share that with us. As for me..you won’t see me riding without my helmet on. I have little ones depending on me…and I know that piece of foam on my head may be the difference between enjoying that bike ride for years to come or God forbid, my death bed. The fact of the matter is that there are some idiot drivers out there…and accidents do happen.

By: eddy

eddy — Thu, 04 May 2006 02:02:43 +0000

When I was in college, I used to log about 30 miles a day, never with a helmet. This wasn’t a commute, just riding for fun. Obviously (or maybe not) I also used my bike for commuting purposes. One day while crossing from Cambridge into Boston on Mass Ave, I got nailed by a car making a right turn from the left lane. It was one of those roll over the top of the hood deals. Luckily, I only messed up my hand and had a lot of scratches pretty much all over. I’ve worn a helmet since then, about 15 years. I currently commute in NYC and now that I have kids I always wear a helmet. And I still kind of hate it.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 03 May 2006 21:24:15 +0000

Randy: I won’t lie. I’ve ridden home with a couple beers in me, but, when I’m too drunk to ride, I just walk the bike home, easy as pie. Can’t walk a car home, can you?

I think you’ll find that people like me who use their bikes as their only mode of transportation are more likely to go without helmets on occasion or altogether. Cars kill more pedestrians than cyclists in New York (the ratio is something like 10:1), but pedestrians don’t wear helmets, even though many pedestrian deaths would probably have been prevented with one. I think kids should be required to wear helmets, cause kids are stupid, but I don’t think it should be compulsory, and I don’t think either side of the debate should be dogmatic about it, because it deters potential bikers.

I personally choose to wear a helmet most of the time because I bike on busy city streets, but in cases where kids are not involved, I think it should be up to the rider.

By: Travis

Travis — Wed, 03 May 2006 21:05:06 +0000

In the military you can get a DUI on a bike on bases. I have seen that many times.

but i was looking at the revised laws as of May 1st. I think you cant get a DUI in germany on a bike. The new ordance is writen “behind the wheel”.

Travis

By: Randy

Randy — Wed, 03 May 2006 20:30:50 +0000

Actually Travis, I think I spoke too soon. It appears that you can legally ride your bike under the influence.

By: Travis

Travis — Wed, 03 May 2006 20:17:37 +0000

Well those are the laws here… but most people do not use them.

I go to bars on my bike all the time. The bar is where my friends hang out. We usually meet at this bar and use that as a start and end point for our rides. Its for people of all skill levels so we usually bike 40km to a different bar (have a beer), and come back and have another beer.

There is a risk of DUI, but there is also one with going to a bar with a car. Police usually dont follow bikes on bike trails.

Travis