If you're going to ride, you really should be able to fix a flat tyre.
Entries posted under "Rant"
Rant
Make roads safe
I've been pondering the urgent and focused responses of governments and people to the outbreak of "Swine Flu", and contrasting the handful of tragic deaths from H1N1 virus with the enormous number of equally tragic deaths due to road trauma. Where is the urgent response to this leading preventable cause of death?
Rant
A negligent lack of care
It seems road hazards are handled entirely differently, depending on whether they are in the bike lane or the car lane.
Rant
Where law and logic don't mix
Make sure you have a front headlight on your bike--so that you are visible to drivers behind you.
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Sharing the shared paths
Shared paths sometimes bring walkers and cyclists into conflict. But the answer to the problem is not installation of speed humps.