from todays mx - "Cyclist deaths - high toll sparks warning"

[DaveB]

Lotte wrote:

>
> That said, of course we will always encounter motorists with walnut
> brains. However, I still maintain that 90% of cyclist deaths would
> have to be at the fault of the cyclist.
>
>

I had a guy overtake me down a steep hill on the way home tonight,
running down across a major street where we had to give way apologising
for the noise of his runner dragging on the ground because he had no
brakes (no helmet either). He managed to pullup just as we hit teh
intersection. I kept my distance after that.

DaveB

 

[aeek]

Are these statistics recorded anywhere on the web?

Not just for Vic. but Aus. wide showing current and previous years?

until recently cyclists, pedestrians,etc were all lumped into "other"

 

[cfsmtb]

until recently cyclists, pedestrians,etc were all lumped into "other"

Victorian daily stats:
http://www.tac.vic.gov.au/tac/00000242.nsf/alldocs/RWP0783728F895B2836CA256B6C00203D2E?OpenDocument

Nationwide? Anyone know?

 

[fred nieman]

cfsmtb wrote:

> cripes, fred, where are you posting from? I posted this to
> cf/aus.bicycle at approx. 7pm Thursday evening, you're already posting
> back via the future - 3pm Friday afternoon......'puter clock set ahead
> or are you in Tonga?
>
>
Great Scot! Marty, we've got to get...
Haven't you heard? Thru the magic of usenet, I've been relocated to
Tijuana, Baja California. There's not as many bike lanes as Melbourne,
but there's all these characters from James Ellroy novels walking around
the streets here. And there's this show with a donkey and... ooops,
forgot that I'm now supposed to post in really bad babelfish Espanish...

¡Gran Scot! Marty, we've consiguió conseguir...

¿Haven't que usted oyó? Por la magia del USENET, I've vuelto a poner a
Tijuana, Baja California. There's no tantos carriles de la bici como
Melbourne, pero there's todos estos caracteres de las novelas de James
Ellroy que caminan alrededor de las calles aquí. Y there's esta
demostración con un burro y... los ooops, se olvidó de que I'm ahora
supuesto para fijar en el babelfish realmente malo Espanish...

It's consiguió todo hacer con mí que reinstalaba el triunfo XP, que
reajusta mi reloj de la computadora al tiempo del LA.
picosegundo: ¿usted tiene tatuajes?

 

[cfsmtb]

Las bicicletas:

la rueda
wheel

el pedal
pedal

los rayos, el radio
spoke(s)

los manubrios
handlebars

la cadena
chain

la corona
sprocket

el triciclo
tricycle

el casco
helmet

la defensa
fender

el seguro
lock

el sillín
seat

el freno
brake

la bomba
pump

el cable
cable

el reflector
reflector

la válvula
valve

la llanta
tire

That cab-sav we had with dinner this evening was awfully nice.

 

[fred_kneeman]

cfsmtb wrote:

Apenas para la diversión, estas palabras en (idiomatic) japonés. ¡Ay
Caramba!
> Las bicicletas:

> la rueda
> wheel
hôiru

>
> el pedal
> pedal
pedaru

>
> los rayos, el radio
> spoke(s)
supôku, supôkusuru

> los manubrios
> handlebars
handerusu, handeruru bāzu

>
> la cadena
> chain
chein

>
> la corona
> sprocket
supurokekkoto

>
> el triciclo
> tricycle
sanrinsha, toraishikeru
>
> el casco
> helmet
herumetto
>
> la defensa
> fender
doro-yoke

>
> el seguro
> lock
baishikuru-rokku

>
> el sillín
> seat
shiito

>
> el freno
> brake
bureiki

>
> la bomba
> pump
panpu

>
> el cable
> cable
keibiru

>
> el reflector
> reflector
refurekytaa

>
> la válvula
> valve
barubu

>
> la llanta
> tire
taiyaa

>
> That cab-sav we had with dinner this evening was awfully nice.
>
Good wine is wasted on me...

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