At age 64 I find that bicycling is too much fun to stop so I am careful, defensive, establish eye contact with drivers, wave at drivers, thank drivers for being safe, wear a helmet, ride with a bright headlight, avoid riding on roads without a wide shoulder and ride trails as much as I can. So far, so good. But I understand your sense of trepidation and hope you can find an outlet for exercise that you enjoy.
On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 6:34:28 PM UTC-6, 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/38fc075e-e191-4d6c-95df-a27da94178b3%40googlegroups.com.
