[SDCBC] Nader Holes & St. Christopher

[J. W. Stump]

Dear Serge,

You sound like the Detroit automakers' criticism of Ralph Naders side lights on automobiles in the 60's.  We called the side lights Nader holes in the quarter panels.  

When you are talking about your life,  I endorse spending  $10 bucks.  Maybe your reflectors will be lit by a car waiting at the limit line and the car that sees you will be oncoming next to it.

There is nothing wrong with placing a St. Christopher medal in your grips.  Prayer can bring blessings.

All the best
John Stump
4133 Poplar
City Heights, California 92105

----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Serge Issakov 
  To: Tom Lettington 
  Cc: sdcbc at bikesandiego.org 
  Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 9:37 PM
  Subject: Re: [SDCBC] Bicyclist Dies After Being Hit By Mercedes


  Huh.  I always that side reflectors were useless.

  If the bicyclist is moving perpendicular to the motorist, consider how
  long he will be in the motorist's headlights.   Even only 10 mph is 14
  feet per second.  How wide is the span of a car's headlights even 2
  seconds in front of the car?  It seems to me that by the time the
  cyclist is in the "cone" of the headlights, it's too late for the
  motorist to notice and react.

  A nice bright headlight, on the other hand, should get the motorist's
  notice long before it's too late when he naturally looks in the
  direction traffic might be coming from.

  Serge



  On 9/20/07, Tom Lettington <tlettington at san.rr.com> wrote:
  > At 04:10 PM 9/20/2007, Serge Issakov wrote:
  > >On 9/20/07, Frank  Paiano <wondernerd at juno.com> wrote:
  > >
  > > > A man riding a bicycle without a light ...
  >
  > A headlight and/or taillight would have probably done very little to
  > enhance the cyclist's visibility in this case.  What we need to learn
  > from this incident (assuming the reported circumstances are accurate)
  > is that side visibility is very important. I'm willing to bet the
  > cyclist had no reflectors on his wheels or, even better,  reflective
  > sidewalls on his tires and was not wearing any kind of reflective clothing.
  >
  >      - Tom
  >
  >
  >


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