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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-07-22, 02:26 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,526
Posted By moth54

The cyclist has suffered injuries but the latest...

The cyclist has suffered injuries but the latest report is that the injuries are not life threatening. I agree the video certainly grabs one's attention - a person never looks so small and...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-07-22, 02:25 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,526
Posted By moth54

Yes - I especially like your point that we can...

Yes - I especially like your point that we can only change our own actions, not those of others.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-07-22, 02:18 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,526
Posted By moth54

Greetings njkayaker. I didn't mean that the...

Greetings njkayaker. I didn't mean that the separate light wasn't visible in your google street view link (which is great by the way and thanks for posting it) but I at least couldn't make out the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-07-22, 11:04 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,526
Posted By moth54

Oh, and I tend to agree that at a busy...

Oh, and I tend to agree that at a busy intersection, I'd rather be permitted to join the line of traffic and have my butt planted right in front of the vehicle behind me as this gives maximum...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-07-22, 10:57 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,526
Posted By moth54

In this case, it would have looked as if the...

In this case, it would have looked as if the truck was going straight not knowing it was making a wide right.

DanielG most interesting point. Even if the cyclists and pedestrians perceived the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-07-22, 10:43 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,526
Posted By moth54

Greetings all. I have an update as of 6 july...

Greetings all. I have an update as of 6 july 2022.

First: to confirm the location, it is the corner of Pandora and Store streets. The video camera is aimed to the southwest. Cyclists and...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-06-22, 03:07 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,526
Posted By moth54

Truck-Cycle Right Hook in Victoria BC

https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2479254
Forum: Pills and Ills
04-27-22, 05:54 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 3,117
Posted By moth54

There's a sign up in my local college gym...

There's a sign up in my local college gym facility, "fear regret more than failure." I get where they are going but I doubt our prehistoric ancestors would have survived very long with an attitude...
Forum: Electric Bikes
07-14-21, 03:26 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,824
Posted By moth54

Good point about the security footage in...

Good point about the security footage in elevators. We see it because we can.


A confined space is a known risk amplifier - and an elevator certainly meets that definition. Good point about the...
Forum: Electric Bikes
07-13-21, 06:50 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,824
Posted By moth54

Relevance of elevators to these ebike fires in china?

Please note - I'm posting this in a spirit of scientific inquiry, not to start a war over ebikes.

Here's the first - I don't know the country of origin. There appear to be only two people in this...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-18-20, 08:16 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 5,969
Posted By moth54

Thanks, MIT Tech Review has great articles. ...

Thanks, MIT Tech Review has great articles.

By the way, not being funny, but what are 'hippy dippy dick lickers' (a reference was made to same in the California over 65 thread) (I live under a...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-17-20, 07:38 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 5,969
Posted By moth54

You know, I am seriously thinking of writing my...

You know, I am seriously thinking of writing my local paper and saying, please, I'd rather forego treatment in intensive care, should I fall seriously ill, than see the world collapse to save people...
Forum: Electric Bikes
04-15-19, 12:35 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,918
Posted By moth54

I intended to sleep on this for awhile because my...

I intended to sleep on this for awhile because my first impulse was to reply in like tone, and my second impulse was to realize that doing so wouldn't improve things, it wouldn't make for a positive...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-29-18, 06:09 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 10,096
Posted By moth54

This was my thought, the OP mentions personnel...

This was my thought, the OP mentions personnel issues were being discussed. I would have thought those involved some need for confidentiality and hence, discretion.

If the cell phone doesn't...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-06-18, 06:42 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,328
Posted By moth54

Yeah we're drinking and we're biking but...

Yeah we're drinking and we're biking
but there's nothing really happening
And the path is dead as Heaven on a Saturday night
And I'm a very close companion
I'll get you fumbling get you laughing...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-06-18, 05:09 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 6,757
Posted By moth54

Welcome to the forums. Sounding a bell works...

Welcome to the forums.

Sounding a bell works best for me, "On your left" was harder to process. I have no idea why.

What someone thinks of my skills is irrelevant, I appreciate the warning....
Forum: Electric Bikes
05-19-18, 09:48 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,918
Posted By moth54

Thanks again for your reply. and the link. You...

Thanks again for your reply. and the link. You are right about 'endless sphere' it is a very rich source of information.

For many, ebikes are a way of staying in the bike game after various...
Forum: Electric Bikes
05-18-18, 02:42 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,918
Posted By moth54

thanks for your reply. I do realize the fires are...

thanks for your reply. I do realize the fires are rare, and I don't want to rain on, or should that be, burn anyone's parade. We like the idea of ebikes. Unfortunately we've been through two fires...
Forum: Electric Bikes
05-18-18, 01:12 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,918
Posted By moth54

We've given up on the idea of ebikes for now

Please bear in mind, that we realize that lithium batteries are relatively safe. I'm typing on a laptop running off AC power, but which has a battery in that is continuously recharged. (I use the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-09-18, 01:24 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 19,848
Posted By moth54

You might try asking the store manager if it is...

You might try asking the store manager if it is possible to have a small rack just inside the doors. As I understand it, that is your request - to have a safe place to store your bike while shopping,...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-01-18, 05:12 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 7,929
Posted By moth54

Boy is this interesting. I replaced a 7 year...

Boy is this interesting.

I replaced a 7 year old helmet when the top plastic started to crack. My theory, unsubstantiated by any testing mind, was that if the top plastic, exposed to sun, had...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-02-18, 01:43 PM
Replies: 218
Views: 21,736
Posted By moth54

I read this and feel compelled to respond. ...

I read this and feel compelled to respond.

The implication that a walker and a rocking chair are essentially the same is incorrect and creates a psychological hazard for those who need the right...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-22-17, 01:15 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 6,574
Posted By moth54

Thank you for that, I was beginning to think I...

Thank you for that, I was beginning to think I was the only one who actually prefers dials/physical buttons. I can hunt, using tactile feedback and my memory, for the right dial or button, but a...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-22-17, 01:01 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 7,807
Posted By moth54

moth54 approves of this message. I spend...

moth54 approves of this message.

I spend time in the pool, time on my bike, time skating (although I'm spooked since breaking my arm last winter) and time hiking, and I consider these to be...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-14-17, 07:02 PM
Replies: 216
Views: 16,236
Posted By moth54

It isn't clear from the article whether the woman...

It isn't clear from the article whether the woman was attempting to cross at a crosswalk or mid block. Although this incident took place in the UK, where such a detail may not matter (?) this...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-14-17, 06:07 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,977
Posted By moth54

Thank you all for your responses. I'm glad to...

Thank you all for your responses. I'm glad to hear that even when over 50, indyfabz, that your sense of wonder is still fresh. :) We should all keep our amazement intact as we age, along with our...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-11-17, 07:01 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,977
Posted By moth54

What to do about bad knee and cycling

Friend wants to come with me on the occasional light cycling ride, but knee is very bothersome. We were at one point going at 6, and I do mean 6, km per hour on an uphill grade that, being a railroad...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-20-17, 06:33 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 4,127
Posted By moth54

We stack two bikes on top of each other, blanket...

We stack two bikes on top of each other, blanket in between, in our Subaru Outback. Needless to say we have two sturdy hybrids, I wouldn't do this with fancy carbon bikes.

We've taken short road...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-09-17, 10:12 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,581
Posted By moth54

The problem with this kind of analysis is that it...

The problem with this kind of analysis is that it doesn't take into account the differing degrees of injury, and the fact that these are directly correlated with the amount of energy in the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-09-17, 10:02 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,581
Posted By moth54

In fairness they said the same thing about...

In fairness they said the same thing about mandatory seat belt use. Car sales since have done just fine.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-31-17, 03:26 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 21,413
Posted By moth54

<i> What I do see is plenty of encouragement...

<i> What I do see is plenty of encouragement toward folks who are struggling to regain some fitness after a long layoff or injuries </i>

This. After three fractures, I am now quite wary of...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-26-17, 03:11 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,112
Posted By moth54

How long did it take you to recover from broken...

How long did it take you to recover from broken shoulder? (sympathies extended to a fellow shoulder breaker)
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-21-17, 03:42 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 5,797
Posted By moth54

easy mr bill my good man. My intention wasn't to...

easy mr bill my good man. My intention wasn't to be argumentative, I was just giving my impressions of what happened in the video. If I overlooked something, I'm quite happy to be corrected. I'll...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-21-17, 12:39 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 5,797
Posted By moth54

FWIW, I third "Kickstart". I don't think the...

FWIW, I third "Kickstart". I don't think the trailer was making a U turn, he/she was attempting a right turn which with a very long vehicle, needs to behave like a city bus turning into a relatively...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-09-17, 03:04 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 17,592
Posted By moth54

I have room to store only one bike and that has...

I have room to store only one bike and that has to be one that goes on the trail or to the grocery store. Plus, there are very limited picks for someone my size. So I have no idea what an expensive...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-03-17, 02:22 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,957
Posted By moth54

aha the 'videos' link only appears before I log...

aha the 'videos' link only appears before I log in - then it disappears. Someone or something is trying to hack this site - forewarned everyone!
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-03-17, 02:20 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,957
Posted By moth54

i believe you - and what's more, I didn't include...

i believe you - and what's more, I didn't include a link in mine - yet the word 'videos' in my own post appears as a link (don't anyone follow it!!)
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-03-17, 10:27 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,957
Posted By moth54

most curious. the words 'centerline rule' are no...

most curious. the words 'centerline rule' are no longer a hot link in your thread...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-03-17, 10:26 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,957
Posted By moth54

just so you know caloso i tried to follow your...

just so you know caloso i tried to follow your centreline link, got to a page about beyonce, and then my browser crashed. (not dangling by 30 feet, it just crashed)

re the crash - I have beev...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-29-17, 10:12 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,134
Posted By moth54

grocery shopping - a few items at a time.

grocery shopping - a few items at a time.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-25-17, 04:05 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,495
Posted By moth54

This is most timely as I'm sitting here...

This is most timely as I'm sitting here recovering from a proximal humerus fracture. My personal suspicion is that the earth's crust has hardened over the last few decades - whereas before it was...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-12-17, 10:15 AM
Replies: 139
Views: 13,435
Posted By moth54

You will get many answers. I would say that how...

You will get many answers. I would say that how you ride, is more important than what you ride.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-07-17, 10:01 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,311
Posted By moth54

<Too many fractures--but I have some osteoporosis...

<Too many fractures--but I have some osteoporosis which does not help--agree--we impress the medical staff with our low heart rate--although I have heard that the anesthesiologists have a tougher ...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-07-17, 06:39 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,485
Posted By moth54

and I in yours!

and I in yours!
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-06-17, 12:06 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,485
Posted By moth54

i want to thank those who posted here because i...

i want to thank those who posted here because i needed a shot in the arm.

i've broken said arm (again)and the pain i can face, what has terrified me is osteoporosis. i love to be active as are the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-10-16, 01:19 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 4,398
Posted By moth54

Scott, I don't know how I missed this the 'first...

Scott, I don't know how I missed this the 'first time around' but if you are 'still there' can you elaborate?
Forum: Commuting
08-09-16, 06:28 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,825
Posted By moth54

No, that video has been debunked by Snopes. The...

No, that video has been debunked by Snopes. The clue is that the bear is mysteriously in focus whilst the background surrounding it is blurred. The video is fake.

How was band camp?
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-08-16, 12:41 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 7,293
Posted By moth54

My intuition is that comparing accident stats on...

My intuition is that comparing accident stats on driving with accident stats on bikes doesn't yield as much useful information as one might suppose. We'd have to spend much longer considering why...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-16-16, 09:56 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 4,398
Posted By moth54

Again, I suggest consulting a social worker or a...

Again, I suggest consulting a social worker or a lawyer specializing in the concerns of the elderly for advice. Your situation is complicated by the fact that your parent could very easily hurt or...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-16-16, 09:49 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 4,398
Posted By moth54

First: I have spent many hours while staring at...

First: I have spent many hours while staring at the handlebars, trying to imagine how we will cope in our own turn.

I understand very, very well the desire to stay in one's own home. That is what...
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