edafe.org » accident http://edafe.org edafe.org is the personal site of Edafe Knabe. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:54:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Whodunnit? http://edafe.org/2009/06/whodunnit/ http://edafe.org/2009/06/whodunnit/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:30:25 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=5581

“Clearly, somebody in this room murdered Lord Smythe.”
www.dothetest.co.uk

]]> http://edafe.org/2009/06/whodunnit/feed/ 0 About that helmet http://edafe.org/2009/01/about-that-helmet/ http://edafe.org/2009/01/about-that-helmet/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:26:50 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=4179

This picture took up most of the front page in today’s newspaper. You can usually pick me out from a group of cyclists because I am the one wearing the full-face helmet. Comments I get from other cyclists are mostly positive. But somebody, somewhere is always telling me that I must be really scared to be wearing that helmet—before proceeding to relive their own personal experience of a serious accident and everything that went wrong with the subsequent treatment of their injuries.
royalgazette.com

In other news this week, current World Downhill Champion Rachel Atherton was involved in a head-on collision with a car.

]]> http://edafe.org/2009/01/about-that-helmet/feed/ 0 The spectral memorials that haunt our roads http://edafe.org/2008/10/the-spectral-memorials-that-haunt-our-roads/ http://edafe.org/2008/10/the-spectral-memorials-that-haunt-our-roads/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:21:08 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=2879 “It would be unfortunate if the proliferation of ghost bikes frightened off nervous waverers, because there is quite a lot of evidence that the more cyclists there are, the safer cycling becomes. But if white bikes grab the attention of motorists, give them pause and remind them to take care, they will mark the past and help safeguard the future.” Geraldine Bedell reports on the phenomenon of the white bike reaching the UK.
www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://edafe.org/2008/10/the-spectral-memorials-that-haunt-our-roads/feed/ 0 Street smarts http://edafe.org/2008/09/street-smarts/ http://edafe.org/2008/09/street-smarts/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:06:55 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=2831 “The only things that will keep you alive in traffic are your skills, your awareness of your environment, and always having a tremendous respect for the danger involved.” Richard Katz outlines his approach to riding in traffic.
www.urbanvelo.org

]]> http://edafe.org/2008/09/street-smarts/feed/ 0 How to not get hit by cars http://edafe.org/2004/11/how-to-not-get-hit-by-cars/ http://edafe.org/2004/11/how-to-not-get-hit-by-cars/#comments Sun, 21 Nov 2004 21:02:29 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=897 “Wearing a helmet will do absolutely nothing to prevent you from getting hit by a car.” Only a small proportion of accidents involve the collison with a motor vehicle, yet they account for the vast majority of fatalities among cyclists. Michael Bluejay explains how to avoid getting hit.
www.bicyclesafe.com

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