<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 2/12/07 6:06:05 AM Pacific Standard Time, gcarman@san.rr.com writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">"...given that we can connect with people who ride bicycles... "<BR>
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I don't see this as a "given."<BR>
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How exactly do you propose to efficiently reach "people who ride bicycles..." through what special means are cyclists alone able to be contacted, to be made aware of their need for education?</BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 PTSIZE=12 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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This is a cycling organization. We have connections with cyclists and cycling groups. Networking, talking to other cyclists... <BR>
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Sure, I am all for starting education about how to operate a vehicle in the 2nd grade and SDCBC is certainly working on that. That is a great dream and could transform the traffic world in the future. Teach everyone to ride a bike safely in elementry school would be a real positive in the long run.<BR>
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I think the most effective use of resources is educating cyclists how to ride safely as part of the traffic community. A cyclist who has the skills to ride as part of traffic safely is prepared for motorists who are not skilled at dealing with cyclists. The reverse is not true. Even if every motorist were aware of the issues of a "right hook" it does not mean a cyclist still has to ride with the awareness that it is a possibility. <BR>
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Jon<BR>
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