tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post7642141351043061176..comments2024-03-28T14:04:01.556-07:00Comments on Midlife Cycling: If Speed Doesn't KillJustine Valinottihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-11960023334072982202014-03-31T13:35:37.362-07:002014-03-31T13:35:37.362-07:00Steve--Hmm. Four emergency-room visits with no ca...Steve--Hmm. Four emergency-room visits with no car involved. I don't know how I feel about that--except relief that you recovered from whatever brought you to the emergency room.<br /><br />Resty--Yes!<br /><br />Liz--I've had a couple of close encounters with drivers who were texting or talking on their cell phones. Even though laws against driving while texting or talking on the phone are on the books, they're almost never enforced (at least around here). And the officer you spoke with is right about alcohol and drug use. They seem to amplify the hostility some drivers feel toward us.Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-63498402543462847902014-03-31T04:26:46.324-07:002014-03-31T04:26:46.324-07:00I think a major cause of accidents here is not pay...I think a major cause of accidents here is not paying attention while driving and being in a hurry. A lot of our drivers are hostile to cyclists. I've had 3 close calls while cycling, and some threat displays [running off the road just ahead to stir up dust, once they pass you]. Once I was in a bike lane and another time I was a foot and a half from the right edge of the narrow road, where I was suppose to be. According a police officer I spoke with, there is a fairly high number of DUI and drug users on the road, higher than you might think. Ride like everyone is out to get you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-56563100925682485752014-03-31T00:06:45.220-07:002014-03-31T00:06:45.220-07:00Let's all take care out there.Let's all take care out there.restyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195406920764984114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-64462804069773608372014-03-30T21:22:14.567-07:002014-03-30T21:22:14.567-07:00My cycling-related emergency room visits now numbe...My cycling-related emergency room visits now number four. In none of the cases was a motor vehicle nearby. My last close call with a car in traffic was in 1973 and involved a motorist pulling out of a driveway in front of me.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.com