FLCC> crushing of local cyclist

[Alan Bleier]

When reading the Freakonomics article, be sure to also follow this  
link to the "bizarre but brilliant 1963 bike safety film, 'One Got  
Fat' ":
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cQgAMkMmsfg

I bike through Court and Washington most mornings so Mr. Coil's death  
has helped me appreciate how lucky I am to get to my destination  
alive.  I don't worry most of the time because I've been riding for  
40 years and know what I'm doing.  But I'm saddened and I hope we can  
make something positive come out of this tragedy.

Alan



On Oct 23, 2007, at 9:18 PM, Bill Goffe wrote:

Ironically earlier today I came across a study that found that the more
cyclists there are on the road the safer that road is for cyclists:
   Safety in numbers: more walkers and bicyclists, safer walking and
   bicycling, P L Jacobsen, Inj Prev 2003;9:205-209,
   http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/9/3/205 .
They say that this result is "unexpected" but it seems very plausible  
to me
given this discussion.

I came across this reading "Will Bicycling to Work Get You Killed?"
http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/18/will-bicycling-to- 
work-get-you-killed/ (it also describes a plus side to bike commuting).

         - Bill