edafe.org » safety 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

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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 Riding advice for urban cyclists http://edafe.org/2008/01/riding-advice-for-urban-cyclists/ http://edafe.org/2008/01/riding-advice-for-urban-cyclists/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:46:32 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=891 “Understand the principles and then apply them to develop a style that suits your needs and personality.” Read Patrick Field’s excellent guide to riding in traffic.
www.leedscyclists.org.uk

]]> http://edafe.org/2008/01/riding-advice-for-urban-cyclists/feed/ 0 News from Tester Tim—aka Tim ‘Fingers’ http://edafe.org/2007/05/news-from-tester-timaka-tim-fingers/ http://edafe.org/2007/05/news-from-tester-timaka-tim-fingers/#comments Sat, 12 May 2007 18:59:08 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=903 “Just a quick piece of advice for you fellow bikers. Be careful when your messing with disc brakes, even if you have done it 100’s of times like me. I now have 9.8 digits!”
www.on-one.co.uk

]]> http://edafe.org/2007/05/news-from-tester-timaka-tim-fingers/feed/ 0 Bicycle crash statistics http://edafe.org/2006/12/bicycle-crash-statistics/ http://edafe.org/2006/12/bicycle-crash-statistics/#comments Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:51:24 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=899 “Contrary to intuition, cyclists riding on bicycle paths have a higher crash rate than cyclists riding on roads, although not as high a crash rate as cyclists riding on sidewalks.” The Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition looks at crash data for cyclists and reaches valuable and often surprising conclusions.
www.massbike.org

]]> http://edafe.org/2006/12/bicycle-crash-statistics/feed/ 0 The door zone project http://edafe.org/2006/08/the-door-zone-project/ http://edafe.org/2006/08/the-door-zone-project/#comments Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:27:31 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=895 “Many cyclists make the mistake of riding too close to parked cars. This is extremely dangerous. Many cyclists have been seriously injured or even killed because they were riding in the door zone.” On her bike, Riin Gill never gets closer than 1.5 m.
www.riinsrants.info

]]> http://edafe.org/2006/08/the-door-zone-project/feed/ 0 Road positioning http://edafe.org/2006/06/road-positioning/ http://edafe.org/2006/06/road-positioning/#comments Fri, 30 Jun 2006 20:09:39 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=893 “Cyclists are being told that road positioning is a critical part of riding safely—but are there any rules, or does it require some kind of two-wheeled sixth sense that you can only gain from experience?” Richard Peace answers some of the most commonly asked questions.
www.bikeradar.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2006/06/road-positioning/feed/ 0 Danger? What danger? http://edafe.org/2005/12/danger-what-danger/ http://edafe.org/2005/12/danger-what-danger/#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2005 21:18:26 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=909 “But what I hear all the time from people is that they would ride a bike but don’t because they feel it’s too dangerous. I completely sympathise, but, of course, I disagree.” Matt Seaton compares cycling in traffic to a peculiar kind of ballet on wheels.
www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://edafe.org/2005/12/danger-what-danger/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

]]> http://edafe.org/2004/11/how-to-not-get-hit-by-cars/feed/ 0 Bicycle helmet safety institute http://edafe.org/2004/11/bicycle-helmet-safety-institute/ http://edafe.org/2004/11/bicycle-helmet-safety-institute/#comments Sun, 07 Nov 2004 16:42:20 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=901 The Washington Area Bicyclist Association provides information on buying a helmet and fitting it properly. There also is a long list of product reviews to help with your choices.
www.helmets.org

]]> http://edafe.org/2004/11/bicycle-helmet-safety-institute/feed/ 0 Day after the crash http://edafe.org/2004/10/day-after-the-crash/ http://edafe.org/2004/10/day-after-the-crash/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2004 20:54:59 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=1309

Yesterday evening I had a massive accident with my bicycle. A car pulled out in front of me and I crashed into it at about 40 km/h. I went over the car like a torpedo and then hit the ground face first. Any injuries, however, are confined to my right shoulder.

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