Fear is what keeps the Monkey in the Cage!
His Highness Comandante Banana, King Of The Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
people going back to church; it's what keeps you home like an idiot,
and the car is a cage too!
And what can we do about this B-I-G O-V-E-R-W-H-E-L-M-I-N-G FEAR? I
guess placing THE PREDATOR IN THE CAGE is a step in the right
direction, followed by FREEING THE MONKEY WITHIN... to do it in
reverse would be stupid, right? ;)
RIDING ON THE ROAD EVERYDAY OBLIVIOUS TO THE SUVSs ALL AROUND YOU AND
CARS PASSING YOU 30 MILES FASTER WITHIN INCHES IS A DEATH WISH. And
then when you have an accident and survive it...
'In the United States, the injured cyclist must also deal with the
insurance company of the driver (assuming, of course, that the driver
is insured). Often, immediately following a collision, the driver will
admit to liability at the scene, only to think better of it later, and
deny any liability at all. I have also seen this happen many times in
my practice. The result is that the driver is telling the insurance
company that the collision was the cyclist’s fault, and the insurance
company will often eagerly adopt the driver’s position. Even if the
driver isn’t telling the insurance company that the collision was the
cyclist’s fault, the insurance company will often still try to shift
some of the blame for the collision onto the cyclist to avoid a costly
payout. In the handful of states that still have a system of
“contributory negligence,” if a jury finds that the cyclist was at
fault in any amount—even 1 percent—the cyclist will be completely
barred from recovering for his or her injuries. Even in states that
have adopted a system of “comparative negligence,” the injured
cyclist’s damages will be reduced by the amount of the cyclist’s own
negligence, and in most of these states, if the cyclist is more than
50 percent at fault, the cyclist recovers nothing.
To reiterate, in the United States, the injured cyclist has the burden
of proof every step of the way.'
http://bicycling.com/blogs/roadrights/2009/06/22/why-we-need-cycling-insurance/
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A wise monkey said, "What's death anyway if it has a meaning? But
don't die for peanuts."
Father it
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> A wise monkey said, "What's death anyway if it has a meaning? But
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luuk here, but pleaze type no moh uv yoh pathetic insecurity.
His Highness Comandante Banana, King Of The Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
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Do you ride a bike in heavy traffic? You are either very brave... or
very stupid.
And if you don't, what are you doing here?
His Highness Comandante Banana, King Of The Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
predator... and it seems even more stupid WHY WE DON'T PUT THE
PREDATOR IN THE CAGE! Notice the last paragraph where the predator is
the "LION LIAR"... Why can he get away with such lies? Because nobody
cares, least of all the authorities...
(I quote)
Undoubtedly, one of the most common deterrents to bicycling is fear.
Fear of motorists. Notice I said "motorists," not "cars" or "traffic."
When people talk about bike safety, especially those who are afraid to
bike on the roads, they aren’t much concerned about potholes or dogs
or sand on the corner or their ability to control the bike. They fear
the motorist they can’t see and who supposedly can’t see them. This
fear is based on the belief that a significant number of motorists are
likely to hit bicyclists while overtaking them. Does it happen? Yes.
Is it common? Not at all.
Beliefs are survival tools our brains use when we don’t have
sufficient direct sensory information to make a decision. Good beliefs
can protect us from potential dangers. Bad beliefs mislead us into
being fearless when we should be wary or fearing the wrong things.
While I sit at my desk in my office I believe my bike is sitting in
the bike locker where I locked it and left it, even though I have no
evidence to support that belief. It’s not until I go out there, open
the locker and look inside that I know my bike is actually there. I
couldn’t function sanely if I spent the day believing my locker was
being broken into. Conversely, if I believed no one would wish to
steal my bike, I wouldn’t bother locking it and would again sit at my
desk believing it was still there.
What kinds of events contribute to our beliefs about bicycle safety?
First and most common is sensory information -- observation of the
motorists and bicyclists around us. Such observations often convince
people that bicycling is unsafe. It only takes a few incidents of
carelessness or rudeness by motorists to convince some that cycling is
a dangerous activity even though most interactions with motorists are
non-threatening. We humans are easily startled when something big
comes rushing up from behind us. Think -- predator! Even after 25
years of cycling an overtaking car still occasionally startles me.
Second are the lies that motorists tell when they have treated
cyclists poorly. Catch up to a motorist after one has nearly
sideswiped you and you’ll most likely hear one of the following lies:
A) "I didn’t see you." B) "You belong on the sidewalk." C) "You’re
supposed to ride all the way to the right."
(GREAT QUOTE FROM SHERLOCK HOLMES!)
His Highness Comandante Banana, King Of The Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises" <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> (GREAT QUOTE FROM SHERLOCK HOLMES!)
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> http://www.floridabicycle.org/freedomfromfear.html
I've been THINKING (monkeys love thinking instead of following) about
the article above, and what keeps you from enjoying life is FEAR FROM
THE PREDATOR that you don't see. The SUV and predator coming at you
out of the blue are your greatest fears. Of course, they are big and
can kill you without even a thought, so it's not an even fight at all.
I ride a bike and I'm not scare of the riding (in itself dangerous)
nor of the predator in another bike. In other words, if I lived in
fear, I'd avoid the bike altogether, and many people do. That's all
right.
If you look at the link above you will see a quote from Sherlock
Holmes where he says that riding a bike is the best thing to relax
your mind. Lucky him, back then there were no cars. We are still the
same PREDATORY MONKEY, but we have been issued a deadly weapon with
several tons of destructive power. And WE ARE FIGHTING FOR TERRITORY
on our roads, where one is 100 times more deadly than the other.
"That's STUPID, my dear Watson."
His Highness Comandante Banana, King of the Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises" <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> (GREAT QUOTE FROM SHERLOCK HOLMES!)
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> http://www.floridabicycle.org/freedomfromfear.html
I've been THINKING (monkeys love thinking instead of following) about
the article above, and what keeps you from enjoying life is FEAR OF
His Highness Comandante Banana, King of the Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
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The key is HOW you die, like a hero or like a dog.
But to die like a hero you need a cause. I don't encourage anyone to
do it braving the jungle, but fighting the jungle.
Actually I recommend first to MAKE NOISE and form small bike rides
(similar to Critical Mass, but better organized) rather than a one-on-
one contest.
The point is, THE MINUTE YOU GIVE BIG OVERWHELMING POWER TO ONE MONKEY
OVER ANOTHER AND GIVE THEM CONTESTED TERRITORY, IT BECOMES A...
PREDATOR!
His Highness Comandante Banana, King of the Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
interesting...
Behind the Eyes and Between the Ears of the Big, Bad Motorist
A while back I mentioned lightning and tornadoes. Reasonable people
strive to understand the true nature of such forces so they can learn
to avoid harm. In the same way, a cyclist must learn the true nature
of motorists.
We can break motorists into four classes: competent ones who don’t
want to hit us, incompetent ones who don’t want to hit us,
intimidators who don’t want to hit us, and those who want to hit us.
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First of all, when there's a lightning storm... they advise you to
stay indoors. Definitely not the place to be in a kayak. It makes you
a SITTING DUCK. Scary thought, huh?
Secondly, there's another type of driver very popular in America: The
incompetent one that doesn't want to kill you, but doesn't give a shit
if they do and pass you dangerously close. That's why they pay
insurance, right?
So may divide drivers among the following 5 types:
1- NOT PREDATORY
2- NOT PREDATORY THAT GIVES YOU SPACE
3- NOT PREDATORY THAT DOESN'T GIVE A SHIT
4- PREDATORY THAT ROARS BUT DOESN'T EAT YOU
5- PREDATORY THAT EATS YOU!
And don't forget the banana in your rides!