On Fri, 2010-12-10 at 11:20 -0800, newenglandbike wrote: > I'm all for riding with lights and reflective gear, and do it myself, > but take umbrage to the blame-the-victim attitude that puts the > responsibility for not getting hit by a car on all on the cyclist. > What about pedestrians, should they be all ablaze too? What about > people who can't afford to keep CatEye in business trying to make > themselves look like a bipedal quasar?
Nice rant. Now back in the real world, if you are virtually invisible in the dark you certainly have yourself to blame if someone fails to see you and runs into you. Responsibility is shared, and if you're wearing nighttime camouflage -- dark clothing, no lighting, no reflectors, dark gloves, black balaclava pulled down over the face -- as so many cyclists and pedestrians seem to do, blame yourself if you aren't seen. Drivers are neither demigods nor demons. They're you and me. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
