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From: bill@utastro.UUCP (William H. Jefferys)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Bicycles, Violence and Hatred
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Date: Thu, 13-Jun-85 08:55:29 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 13 08:55:29 1985
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> In article <992@cbdkc1.UUCP> blb@dkc1.UUCP ( Ben Branch    ) writes:
> >Bicyclists who use rear-view mirrors attached to bike, helmet, or
> >glasses (love 'em) don't look back.
> 
>     On the other hand, once you've mastered the technique of looking back
> without swerving, the motion of looking back over your shoulder provides
> a valuable visual cue to the driver behind you.  By looking back rather
> than into a mirror, you're letting the driver know that you see him/her,
> which is a valuable piece of communication.

Amen.  I use a mirror for casual checks and in preparation for maneuvers
which will take me into the traffic lane, but when I am going to make
my move, I look behind me as I prepare to signal my intentions.

-- 
"Men never do evil so cheerfully and so completely as when they do so from
	religious conviction."  -- Blaise Pascal

	Bill Jefferys  8-%
	Astronomy Dept, University of Texas, Austin TX 78712   (USnail)
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