Originally Posted by
livedarklions
How about a slightly different take on this--safety measures we don't take. I'll start:
I don't have lights on in normal daylight conditions.
I usually don't wear gloves.
While I generally signal left turns or shifts to a right lane, I do not signal right turns when I'm FRAP and I never try to signal stops.
Don't take all of the above alleged "safety features", plus:
- I don't wear a helmet, nor a mouth guard, nor hip/shoulder/knee pads when riding a bicycle;
- I am not dogmatic about either "taking the lane" or not "taking the lane", same lack of rigidity applies to use or non-use of available bike lanes;
- I don't inform friends or relatives of my every movement by bicycle so they can track its progress and/or my safe arrival through GPS technology;
- I don't video record my rides or the nearby traffic;
- I don't forego listening to audiobooks or music for the alleged "safety feature" of listening to traffic noise;
- I don't have a conniption and get hysterical with fear about my safety if I see a driver or a bicyclist holding a cell phone next to their ear.