[BCM] This Saturday: Bike the Seven (Or More) Hills of Somerville

Thu Oct 22 02:35:25 EDT 2009

uhm, ok. let's start with this: recently (sunday) i got involved with a new band.. our practice space is in waltham. everyone else in the band drives cars like assholes.. so basically how i bike. it's kinda cute.  i can respect the fact that they drive how i ride. i actually feel less safe as a passenger in their cars than i do on my bike. why? because i'm always aware of what's going on around me when i'm on my bike. i'll ride faster or slower in order to avoid certain situations.. like when it's obvious that someone in a car ahead of me is being belligerent i'll slow down and avoid it. if i feel like slow, hostile traffic may cause me harm i'll speed the hell up to get ahead of 'em. 
jesus, i could go on and on and on but 4 hours of being awesome at drums = i'm gonna go pass out now. 
i wish you all happy and safe riding. 
::falls over::

Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:55:02 -0400
From: jazark at gmail.com
To: list at bostoncriticalmass.org
Subject: Re: [*BCM*] This Saturday: Bike the Seven (Or More) Hills of	Somerville

OK jb - let's move on from the helmet talk and now you should provide the other useful information that you suggest we should know.

On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 5:05 AM, jb fentner <symboliceon at hotmail.com> wrote:

yea, but that's what fuckin' grinds my gears. saying that cyclists "should" sport helmets in this town in any situation isn't helping anything. in that sense you're not saying anything. wearing a helmet isn't going to prevent a bus from sneaking up on your left and clipping you.. wearing a helmet isn't going to make you more aware of what you need to look for in order to avoid getting doored.. wearing a helmet certainly won't help you out at all in many situations where basic knowledge will save your ass.  

regarding the events.. cyclists all over boston vary in their experience. i mean, really, girls on beach cruisers? c'mooon. some folks just don't get how hellaciously dangerous it is until they get hurt. some of them get really hurt. some of them end up dead. 

all i'm proposing is spreading information.. just basic shit that will prevent lives lost. wearing a helmet will not save your life if you don't know what you're doing and end up in a situation that could've been avoived with a lil bit of knowledge. 

> From: rnewman at thecia.net
> To: list at bostoncriticalmass.org
> Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:33:51 -0400

> Subject: Re: [*BCM*] This Saturday: Bike the Seven (Or More) Hills of Somerville 

> 
> I'm puzzled by the hostile reaction to my simple Somerville Bicycle 
> Committee event announcement, especially since I've posted many 
> similar announcements here in the past without comment.

> 
> We didn't say that riders "must" wear helmets, we said they "should", 
> leaving it up to the reader whether to disregard this advice. Our 
> events attract riders with a wide variety of cycling experience, and 

> this ride in particular included several steep descents. We felt it 
> was prudent to recommend helmets so that riders would reduce their 
> risk from accidental falls.
> 
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