As much as I think male cyclists are truly missing out by not wearing fluttery skirts when they ride, it might not be the kind of attention guys are looking for. Claude Despite-my-name-I'm-a-girl LaVallée (French-Canadian...)
On May 14, 3:49 pm, Marc Schwartz <mschw...@nmsu.edu> wrote: > I think I'll give a skirt a try. How about the rest of you guys? > > Marc > ________________________________________ > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] > on behalf of Claude LaVallee [claudelaval...@me.com] > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 1:39 PM > To: RBW Owners Bunch > Subject: [RBW] Re: Betty F. on Bike-to-Work Day > > I notice a difference when I wear a skirt; both drivers and > pedestrians smile and are generally nicer. Also, since I've put a > front basket on my bike, I've actually had drivers give me the right- > of-way. Next, maybe streamers?!... > Claude in Bethesda, MD > > On May 10, 9:21 pm, Peter Pesce <petepe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I think anything that "humanizes" you helps. There have been a number of > > observations ( not sure they are actual "studies") that one of the > > contributing elements to driver-on-driver hostility is the anonymity of the > > interaction. As a cyclist, anything that undermines a driver from > > anonymizing you by wrapping you in a convenient stereotype will encourage > > them to treat you like a person. Helps a lot if the cyclist isn't acting > > like a jerk, too! > > > Pete in CT > > (I dress like a bicycle cop. Works like a charm!) > > -- > 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-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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-bunch@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.
