Comments on: Bicycling and the Law

By: ray thomas

ray thomas — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:56:57 +0000

Last I checked the law in Oregon allowed adults to ride without helmets or jerseys pulled over their shoulders so why should anyone be surprised that Bob wrote the nation’s most comprehensive guide to bicycling and the law? He inspires us not only through his legal work and writing, but also his commitment to maintaining a race tough level of fitness. One thing the comment by brian failed to mention was the likely high rate of speed Bob was traveling as he passed their group; seeing Mionske pull away is a view quite a few of us have experienced.

By: brian

brian — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:43:20 +0000

Last saturday Bob Mionske rode past myself and two pals on Hwy 30 in Portland, Oregon. No jersey, no helmet. Bib straps tucked into his shorts. Bob is an order of magnitude tanner than most other Portland cyclists on account all the topless riding.

I wouldn’t have guessed that he wrote a book titled “Bicycling & the Law.”

By: Robot

Robot — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:40:25 +0000

I have need of the information in this book. Though I am averse to confrontation generally, I find myself in fairly regular arguments with motorists. I don’t know if this happens simply by virtue of the amount of time I spend riding in traffic, or whether my city, Boston, is just particularly bad for cyclists, or whether, perhaps, I’m simply not humble enough to share the road in a meaningful, rather than cursory, way.

And as I read your recommendation, I think, “I really ought to read that, if only to know what’s right and what’s wrong,” and yet I can’t escape this sense that knowing what’s right and wrong might only be a handicap, because the right thing often doesn’t happen. I don’t do the right things. Motorists don’t do the right things.

I can dial myself back, and I make a lot of effort (especially as I get older) to do that, but ultimately I feel like being right, knowing I’m right, will only add to my frustrations on the road, and ultimately, the only way to feel comfortable out there is to accept that bad things are going to happen and then try not to participate in them.

How am I fooling myself?

By: Ron

Ron — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:50:05 +0000

Pat,

There sure were some oddities about Eddie’s book. I mention one of them here : http://cozybeehive.blogspot.com/2009/08/dominant-left-theory-in-bicycling.html

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