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  • A small miracle

    From Joy Beeson@21:1/5 to All on Tue Apr 20 19:25:13 2021
    https://www.timesunioneedition.com/Warsaw-Times-Union-04202021-e-Edition/7A/#


    Today's Times-Union has a filler ad on page 7A that gives safety rules
    for bike riding.

    Under a logo of the yellow diamond-shaped "Share the Road" sign, there
    is a list:

    <bold>When Riding Always:</bold>
    -Go With the Traffic Flow. Ride on the right in the same direction as
    other vehicles
    -Obey All Traffic Laws. A bicycle is a vehicle and you are a driver
    -Yield to Traffic When Appropriate
    -Be Predictable
    -Stay Alert at All Times
    -Look Before Turning
    -Watch for Parked Cars

    <centered signature>

    A Message From The
    Times [logo] Union

    </centered signature>

    [I substituted -s for the bullets]

    Note the total lack of FOB's essential and only possible safety rule:
    "Wear a symbolic hat shaped somewhat like a helmet."


    --
    Joy Beeson
    joy beeson at centurylink dot net
    http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/

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  • From Frank Krygowski@21:1/5 to Joy Beeson on Wed Apr 21 13:25:26 2021
    On 4/20/2021 7:25 PM, Joy Beeson wrote:


    https://www.timesunioneedition.com/Warsaw-Times-Union-04202021-e-Edition/7A/#


    Today's Times-Union has a filler ad on page 7A that gives safety rules
    for bike riding.

    Under a logo of the yellow diamond-shaped "Share the Road" sign, there
    is a list:

    <bold>When Riding Always:</bold>
    -Go With the Traffic Flow. Ride on the right in the same direction as
    other vehicles
    -Obey All Traffic Laws. A bicycle is a vehicle and you are a driver
    -Yield to Traffic When Appropriate
    -Be Predictable
    -Stay Alert at All Times
    -Look Before Turning
    -Watch for Parked Cars

    <centered signature>

    A Message From The
    Times [logo] Union

    </centered signature>

    [I substituted -s for the bullets]

    Note the total lack of FOB's essential and only possible safety rule:
    "Wear a symbolic hat shaped somewhat like a helmet."

    Nice!

    I keep hoping for PSA messages directed at motorists, too.


    --
    - Frank Krygowski

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  • From Joy Beeson@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Wed Apr 21 22:12:07 2021
    On Wed, 21 Apr 2021 13:25:26 -0400, Frank Krygowski
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    I keep hoping for PSA messages directed at motorists, too.

    They had one the day before, I believe.

    --
    Joy Beeson
    joy beeson at centurylink dot net
    http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/

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  • From Frank Krygowski@21:1/5 to Joy Beeson on Wed Apr 21 22:19:06 2021
    On 4/21/2021 10:12 PM, Joy Beeson wrote:
    On Wed, 21 Apr 2021 13:25:26 -0400, Frank Krygowski
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    I keep hoping for PSA messages directed at motorists, too.

    They had one the day before, I believe.

    Good!

    --
    - Frank Krygowski

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  • From NFN Smith@21:1/5 to Joy Beeson on Thu Apr 22 10:00:41 2021
    Joy Beeson wrote:
    On Wed, 21 Apr 2021 13:25:26 -0400, Frank Krygowski
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    I keep hoping for PSA messages directed at motorists, too.

    They had one the day before, I believe.


    General motoring safety, or directions on how to interact with cyclists?

    Smith

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  • From Joy Beeson@21:1/5 to All on Fri Apr 23 20:50:34 2021
    On Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:00:41 -0700, NFN Smith <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    General motoring safety, or directions on how to interact with cyclists?


    Trying to check, I found one on pedestrians, with a general remark
    addressed to drivers, follwed by a request that both be "more
    observant, cautious, and safe":

    https://www.timesunioneedition.com/Warsaw-Times-Union-04172021-e-Edition/5A/#


    A little farther back I came across a reminder that you aren't
    supposed to accelerate around a stopped schoolbus and mow down three
    innocent little children:

    https://www.timesunioneedition.com/Warsaw-Times-Union-04152021-e-Edition/4B/#

    and the schoolbus ad ran again the day before yesterday, but nothing
    on driving safely; I must have mis-remembered.

    --
    Joy Beeson
    joy beeson at centurylink dot net
    http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/

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