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From: mueller@utah-gr.UUCP (Tim Mueller)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Helmet reviews
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Date: Fri, 4-May-84 11:01:53 EDT
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Posted: Fri May  4 11:01:53 1984
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I used hold Mr. Fishell's opinion that I was a defensive enough
rider to aviod a major (or minor for that matter) collision with
an auto. But since moving to a larger city (Salt Lake City) where
people don't know how to drive, I have changed my mind.

No matter how defensive you think you might be, there is always 
some driver who's more OFFENSIVE and might nail you despite your
caution. A recent accident that happened to a friend of mine helped
convince me of this.

My friend was being a good defensive biker and was coming up to a 
light that had just turned red. He stopped at the right side of the lane
he was in, but the car racing up the hill behind him decided to run the
red light (it's not always easy to hear someone coming up behind you in
city traffic noise). The driver, seemingly oblivious to the red light
and my friend, hit my friend square in the back wheel and sent him
flying into the intersection head first. His Bell Biker was cracked but
saved his life, however his leg was broken in three places.

Moral: There are lots of loonies out there, and helmets do save lives.

Tim Mueller
University of Utah

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