paulson@hplabsc.UUCP (Anne Paulson) (09/21/83)
Mr. Bunje is of course right; many cyclists ride carelessly and irresponsibly. For example, I often encounter cyclists riding against traffic; I yell at them when I see them, since wrong-way cycling is a MAJOR cause of cycle-car accidents (I hope none of you does it). It seems that a lot of people think of bicycles as toys and simply don't take them seriously as part of traffic. This is unfortunately true of some cyclists as well as many drivers (most drivers, as far as I can tell). Anne Paulson Hewlett-Packard Labs ucbvax!hplabs!paulson P.S. Bicycle as if you were invisible? Bad advice, I think; a better idea is not to be invisible. Bicycle a straight line along the shoulder of the road, instead of zipping in and out among the parked cars; signal turns; use lights at night; look drivers in the eye when turning or merging.
bill@utastro.UUCP (09/24/83)
I have posted a followup to a related article in net.flame. Bill Jefferys 8-% Astronomy Dept, University of Texas, Austin TX 78712 (Snail) ihnp4!kpno!utastro!bill (uucp) utastro!bill@utexas-11 (ARPA)