Betty F. on Bike-to-Work Day

[Lee Chae]

Here in the SF Bay Area, it's Bike-to-Work Day. A blog on one of the
local e-rags had a nice call-out of the Betty Foy:

http://blog.sfgate.com/bicycle/2012/05/10/bike-to-work-day-am-stations-had-coffee-but-no-bacon/

Lee
SF, CA

[Crazy4Suki]

I use my Betty for commuting also. The step-through really helps when
I try to maneuver her around to hit crosswalk signals when needed (not
all our lights are "smart." I notice people are nicer to me when I
ride Betty and wear my Nutcase watermelon helmet. They're not as nice
when I ride my red RB-1 and grey Giro helmet.

On May 10, 1:30 pm, Lee Chae <leec...@stanford.edu> wrote:
> Here in the SF Bay Area, it's Bike-to-Work Day. A blog on one of the
> local e-rags had a nice call-out of the Betty Foy:
>

> http://blog.sfgate.com/bicycle/2012/05/10/bike-to-work-day-am-station...
>
> Lee
> SF, CA

[cyclotourist]

VERY interesting observation on the helmet/bike niceness factor. Isn't there a study that documented cars giving casual (helmet-less) cyclists more space when they passed? This isn't a helmet-war, just interesting human observation!

On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 5:37 PM, Crazy4Suki <buck...@yahoo.com> wrote:

I use my Betty for commuting also. The step-through really helps when
I try to maneuver her around to hit crosswalk signals when needed (not
all our lights are "smart." I notice people are nicer to me when I
ride Betty and wear my Nutcase watermelon helmet. They're not as nice
when I ride my red RB-1 and grey Giro helmet.

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David
Redlands, CA

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[Peter Pesce]

I think anything that "humanizes" you helps. There have been a number of observations ( not sure they are actual "studies") that one of the contributing elements to driver-on-driver hostility is the anonymity of the interaction. As a cyclist, anything that undermines a driver from anonymizing you by wrapping you in a convenient stereotype will encourage them to treat you like a person. Helps a lot if the cyclist isn't acting like a jerk, too!

Pete in CT
(I dress like a bicycle cop. Works like a charm!)

[Claude LaVallee]

I notice a difference when I wear a skirt; both drivers and
pedestrians smile and are generally nicer. Also, since I've put a
front basket on my bike, I've actually had drivers give me the right-
of-way. Next, maybe streamers?!...
Claude in Bethesda, MD

[Thomas Lynn Skean]

As long as you stop short of cards in the spokes... :)

Yours, 

Thomas Lynn Skean

[Marc Schwartz]

I think I'll give a skirt a try. How about the rest of you guys?

Marc
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[Claude LaVallee]

As much as I think male cyclists are truly missing out by not wearing
fluttery skirts when they ride, it might not be the kind of attention
guys are looking for.
Claude Despite-my-name-I'm-a-girl LaVallée (French-Canadian...)

On May 14, 3:49 pm, Marc Schwartz <mschw...@nmsu.edu> wrote:
> I think I'll give a skirt a try. How about the rest of you guys?
>
> Marc
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