It's a sad commentary on the road our society has taken when people are in justifiable fear of simply using the most efficient, convivial tool ever created for human transport. There are real statistics and percentages, but also our minds, and the weight we give those numbers, and how we translate it into a feeling of fear or relative safety. Every bicycle rider in the U.S. battles with this to one degree or another, and develops various techniques in the physical realm and justifications, rationalizations, and other tricks in the realm of the mind. When all that stops working, it's okay to drive to the bike path and just ride.
On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 7:34:28 PM UTC-5, PG wrote: > > I'm turning 67 in a week, and haven't ridden in a couple of months. The > last time out, a woman blew a stop sign at an intersection -- presumably > while texting, base on her body language -- and if I'd been 100 feet closer > to the intersection, I would have been creamed. I shook for a couple of > days afterwards, and haven't been motivated to go out since. As with most > of us, this isn't an isolated incident. > > My instinct is to quit riding. A couple things are behind that. Because of > my age, my reflexes, depth perception, and general eyesight are in decline. > > I only ride on the road, as mountain and trail riding don't appeal to me. > I guess I could start spinning at home to keep my fitness level up. > > I know the odds are that I will be fine, but even a minor accident would > take months to recover from. A major accident could result in permanent > damage. > > Am I overreacting? It's been several months and I've had no urge to ride > again. > > > Paul > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/34226714-39a4-4478-918f-a108b884c168%40googlegroups.com.
