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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-28-12, 10:18 PM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

Saw this and couldn't help thinking of some of...

Saw this and couldn't help thinking of some of the posters ITT:

http://breanieswordvomit.tumblr.com/post/23082436422/we-should-ban-life-jackets-and-other-flotation-devices
Forum: Living Car Free
10-15-12, 08:38 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,289
Posted By SlackerInc

But see, you inadvertently illustrated part of...

But see, you inadvertently illustrated part of the problem: it is poverty, in part (though not insanity, heh). We would have a car if we could afford one. That we can't is humiliating for my wife...
Forum: Living Car Free
10-08-12, 02:45 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,289
Posted By SlackerInc

That wouldn't fit in my wife's case as we don't...

That wouldn't fit in my wife's case as we don't have a car, and we actually would have one if we could afford it (although she would still bike to work when the weather is nice). So you're right,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-24-12, 09:16 AM
Replies: 312
Views: 161,756
Posted By SlackerInc

When I was in Chicago last summer, I was...

When I was in Chicago last summer, I was impressed by how many cyclists I saw on the streets (particularly around the "Gold Coast" neighbourhood). I had last been there several times in the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-09-12, 12:17 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

Yeah, 50mph is pretty insane. I wiped out a...

Yeah, 50mph is pretty insane. I wiped out a couple summers back on July 4th at maybe 12-15 mph while trying to hustle to get closer to the fireworks show. I was looking up at the sky and didn't see...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-07-12, 03:47 PM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

Okay, I get it now: we're talking about people...

Okay, I get it now: we're talking about people who are all into their road bikes and jerseys and are going around racing (or practicing) basically...gotcha. I ride an upright "comfort" bike, for...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-06-12, 07:26 PM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

Huh? Then how can motorcycle riders wear them? ...

Huh? Then how can motorcycle riders wear them? Are you saying their necks and lungs are stronger or something? LOL
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-05-12, 01:11 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

So the obvious question then is: shouldn't, IYO,...

So the obvious question then is: shouldn't, IYO, bicycle riders wear motorcycle helmets if they want to be safer? I'm serious: if there is really a significant difference I would be willing to do...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-03-12, 04:26 PM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

The risk perception argument strikes me as one...

The risk perception argument strikes me as one that can easily backfire on the anti-helmet crowd. If they are right, then (like many things in this world), it means that helmets are more likely to...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-03-12, 09:13 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

Right. To flesh that out, someone might act...

Right. To flesh that out, someone might act extra careful for a short period of time if they normally ride with a helmet and suddenly find themselves without one. But if they routinely rode sans...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-02-12, 04:49 PM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

I can imagine people taking greater risks if they...

I can imagine people taking greater risks if they were encased in head-to-toe body armour. But with just a helmet, no. I feel like I'm pretty conscious of the vulnerability of various other parts...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-31-12, 07:02 PM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

What about with helmets, as at the Olympics? ...

What about with helmets, as at the Olympics? More relevant I'd say.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-30-12, 11:44 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

Your cite shows only that serious injuries can...

Your cite shows only that serious injuries can still occur despite wearing a helmet, something I did not dispute. The case I made holds up if a severe head injury of one million severeness units is...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-30-12, 11:09 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

I suspect this is likely to be true. ...

I suspect this is likely to be true.



This is what just doesn't pass the smell test. I've got to think even the old leather helmets football players wore a century ago would provide at least a...
Forum: Living Car Free
08-30-12, 08:33 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,289
Posted By SlackerInc

Agreed--impressive! No way would I ever remotely...

Agreed--impressive! No way would I ever remotely be able to manage something like that.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-30-12, 07:00 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

Yeah, that sounds right to me. I'm reminded that...

Yeah, that sounds right to me. I'm reminded that an old friend of mind was a "roadie" type who bought lots of racing gear on eBay but didn't wear a helmet. He had always been a solo rider, but...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-29-12, 08:31 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

I agree, that would be rude. I have never seen...

I agree, that would be rude. I have never seen that happen, but I'll take your word for it that it does. I can understand, if this really does happen to you guys, why you might feel a bit besieged...
Forum: Living Car Free
08-28-12, 09:42 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,289
Posted By SlackerInc

I'm impressed by those who show such fortitude in...

I'm impressed by those who show such fortitude in riding in the rain. In our family, we could be accused of acting like we are "made of sugar": we generally avoid riding anywhere if there's more...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-28-12, 08:06 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

I got a good chuckle out of this one. Because...

I got a good chuckle out of this one. Because the anti-helmet posts are full of sweetness and light, is that it? I read these kinds of critiques about advocacy (not just for helmet use, but about...
Forum: Living Car Free
08-27-12, 04:50 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,289
Posted By SlackerInc

Bijoondo, I agree that the feeling of superiority...

Bijoondo, I agree that the feeling of superiority can be on the car-drivers' end, for sure--especially if they see it as totally a financial thing.

But you don't think that telling someone "we...
Forum: Living Car Free
08-27-12, 02:47 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,289
Posted By SlackerInc

Thanks for all the suggestions...I think some of...

Thanks for all the suggestions...I think some of these can be helpful. I do also think that unfortunately there is no perfect way to deal with it that will guarantee no one's nose will get bent out...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-25-12, 06:21 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

First you dismiss me as "no one" (gee, thanks!);...

First you dismiss me as "no one" (gee, thanks!); then you more reasonably add the caveat to your second sentence that it is correct "at least according to [your] experience". As I previously...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-24-12, 06:45 PM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

You faked me out: I thought the underlined...

You faked me out: I thought the underlined "well-known" was a link! Anyway, I would call that an argumentum ad populum, except that I'm not necessarily convinced about the "populum" part. In my...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-24-12, 03:08 PM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

So you think Merriam-Webster is that poor at...

So you think Merriam-Webster is that poor at their job (which is to define words as used in vivo)? (ETA: if you Ctrl-F search this Wikipedia entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_(title)) for...
Forum: Living Car Free
08-24-12, 01:54 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,249
Posted By SlackerInc

Fair enough, dwellman! I agree: we are really...

Fair enough, dwellman! I agree: we are really carless but due to pride wish to maintain an image of carfree.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-24-12, 01:21 PM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

Why does the assumption have to be one "rather"...

Why does the assumption have to be one "rather" than the other? When I used it, my intention was as an umbrella term: i.e., these helmet recommendations can be taken as expert advice because their...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-24-12, 01:12 PM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

Although I personally eschew the apostrophe for...

Although I personally eschew the apostrophe for making initialisms plural (and AP and MLA style supports us), there are other style guides that support skye's usage, so it is not a settled question. ...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-24-12, 12:35 PM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

Yup, looks so foolish to use the Merriam-Webster...

Yup, looks so foolish to use the Merriam-Webster dictionary definition of a word (not even one of the definitions, but the single definition). I might add, just to further rebut your allegation of...
Forum: Living Car Free
08-23-12, 11:41 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,249
Posted By SlackerInc

Thanks, Roody. My wife walked to the doctor...

Thanks, Roody.

My wife walked to the doctor with the baby in a sling (I insisted she put ice packs, wrapped up in cloth diapers, in with the baby to try to help keep him from getting overheated)....
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-23-12, 10:23 PM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

Right. And it's not as though Ph.D.s in...

Right. And it's not as though Ph.D.s in different disciplines bear much similarity to each other anyway. My two closest friends here in town have Ph.D.s, one in English and the other in chemistry. ...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-23-12, 03:29 PM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

(1) M.D.s, by definition, have had doctorates...

(1) M.D.s, by definition, have had doctorates conferred upon them:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doctorate

(Your credibility just keeps increasing...keep it up! LOL.)

(2) That's...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-23-12, 02:11 PM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

Indeed you are right--this is basic physics. Go...

Indeed you are right--this is basic physics. Go try cracking a bike helmet by punching it, and see how much force the helmet would have to absorb to do this (yet we know we can hurt someone's head...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-23-12, 11:19 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

The logical inference then is that the experts at...

The logical inference then is that the experts at CDC, NIH, etc., despite their Ivy league doctorates, are also "monkeys". That right? And what does that make you and Skye? LOL
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-22-12, 07:50 PM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

It's definitely individual choice. As rekmeyata...

It's definitely individual choice. As rekmeyata indicates, you can believe the rantings of anonymous Internet posters who are the equivalent of Flat Earthers (or birthers, to use a more contemporary...
Forum: Living Car Free
08-22-12, 02:13 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,249
Posted By SlackerInc

Not if, like us, you have a baby (8 weeks old)...

Not if, like us, you have a baby (8 weeks old) but no car because you couldn't afford one. It has been trying, especially to get baby to doctor's appointments during the heat wave.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-22-12, 01:59 PM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

Skye, what a hypocrite you are. You ask others...

Skye, what a hypocrite you are. You ask others to look things up upthread, then claim I have not cited peer-reviewed research when I have done so upthread more than once. Since you are either...
Forum: Living Car Free
08-22-12, 01:51 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,289
Posted By SlackerInc

Stealthammer, that sounds less curt than the...

Stealthammer, that sounds less curt than the previous suggestion, thanks.
Forum: Living Car Free
08-22-12, 11:01 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,289
Posted By SlackerInc

Yup, definitely in the U.S., and in an area where...

Yup, definitely in the U.S., and in an area where use of public transit is particularly seen as low status. I think my wife is likely to be literally the only person in town with a graduate degree...
Forum: Living Car Free
08-22-12, 10:55 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,603
Posted By SlackerInc

--I agree that the "how to cut through a lock"...

--I agree that the "how to cut through a lock" story was irresponsible.

--Cyclists are not the only ones to use the "too crappy to steal" gambit. Haven't you seen POS cars with "No radio in...
Forum: Living Car Free
08-22-12, 10:35 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,289
Posted By SlackerInc

What to do about well-meaning offers for rides?

My wife just started a job teaching elementary school. She bikes to school when it is dry and takes the bus when it's rainy out. She emailed me today the following dilemma (slightly redacted to...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-22-12, 10:22 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

Skye, you may as well argue that drinking alcohol...

Skye, you may as well argue that drinking alcohol prevents machine gun violence, because Prohibition. I'm willing to believe that helmet laws may be counterproductive, but that's quite different...
Forum: Living Car Free
08-20-12, 11:59 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,603
Posted By SlackerInc

I don't see anything wrong with cheap bikes. ...

I don't see anything wrong with cheap bikes. Mine is surely worth less than $100, and it works just fine for me!
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-20-12, 11:54 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 4,879
Posted By SlackerInc

I have driven in many parts of the country, both...

I have driven in many parts of the country, both urban and rural, and I have never seen such self-centered maniacs as the drivers on the freeways in and around Atlanta (which I drove through just...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-20-12, 10:50 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

Sorry to hear it didn't load--it's a Trek comfort...

Sorry to hear it didn't load--it's a Trek comfort hybrid.

The American Medical Association (AMA) weighs in: (http://www.ama-assn.org/ad-com/polfind/Hlth-Ethics.pdf)
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-20-12, 10:22 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

^^That does not look comfortable to me, nor would...

^^That does not look comfortable to me, nor would it I think to the vast majority of non-racing cyclists (who make up the vast majority of cyclists overall). I'm not dissing your riding style,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-20-12, 10:09 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

I'll take bubblewrapped over bashed up (or dead)...

I'll take bubblewrapped over bashed up (or dead) any day. I didn't climb trees as a kid either. But I at least knew people who did! I never knew anyone who played tackle football without a helmet,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-20-12, 08:01 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

Because those arguments against helmet laws...

Because those arguments against helmet laws primarily focus on the effect of the laws in discouraging overall bicycle use, meaning reduction in the health benefits, increasing the numbers of cars on...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-19-12, 05:50 PM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

Except for, you know, the actual data that says...

Except for, you know, the actual data that says the opposite, like the New England Journal of Medicine study, in which case you dismiss it or make excuses. Show me a peer-reviewed study published in...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-19-12, 05:39 PM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

Yet only 1 in 6 of those answering the poll...

Yet only 1 in 6 of those answering the poll question said they don't wear helmets. I guess it's the classic case of a noisy minority dominating online debates (sort of like the frenzied acolytes of...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-19-12, 05:31 PM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 644,528
Posted By SlackerInc

Are some of you being purposely disingenuous, or...

Are some of you being purposely disingenuous, or just not comprehending my posts well? I have repeatedly said I am not advocating for a law to mandate helmets for adults. Therefore the Australia...
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