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TriBob
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 Posted: 05/20/04 - 09:32 Post subject: Bicycle Safety
PSA: Bicycle Safety
Effective Cycling by John Forester is the bible on safety. The core of John Forester's concept of Effective Cycling is that bicyclists fare best when they act, and are treated in return, as drivers of vehicles, with the same rights and responsibilities that motorists have. At 600 pages it is a lot to digest. So, lets have the cliff notes version. With links of course 
How to Not Get Hit by Cars Covers common traffic problems
Is Cycling Dangerous? Excellent facts and myth busting. Part of a great site that should be up there on everyones reading list.
Bicycle Traffic Safety Same site as above. This is the how to be safe.
Crash Types and stats
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cherylpf
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Posted: 05/20/04 - 10:56 Post subject: Re: Bicycle Safety
| TriBob wrote: | PSA: Bicycle Safety
Effective Cycling by John Forester is the bible on safety. The core of John Forester's concept of Effective Cycling is that bicyclists fare best when they act, and are treated in return, as drivers of vehicles, with the same rights and responsibilities that motorists have. At 600 pages it is a lot to digest. So, lets have the cliff notes version. With links of course
How to Not Get Hit by Cars Covers common traffic problems
Is Cycling Dangerous? Excellent facts and myth busting. Part of a great site that should be up there on everyones reading list.
Bicycle Traffic Safety Same site as above. This is the how to be safe.
Crash Types and stats |
GREAT resources all of them, thank you!!! I particularly like that Bicyclesafe.com, I was almost in Collision #1 and a friend of mine saw a very bad Collision #1 in the same weekend...great tips.
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