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On Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:00:12 -0600, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:

>On 2024-08-21 2:40 p.m., Ed P wrote:
>> On 8/21/2024 4:19 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Wed, 21 Aug 2024 20:07:12 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
>>> (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 21 Aug 2024 2:30:05 +0000, Bruce wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> In the Netherlands young
>>>>> people ride them through cities and they do so at high speed without
>>>>> any driving licence requirement.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Some states here require a license to ride a bike.  But I don't
>>>> know if that's when a person reaches a certain age or not.  It's
>>>> a stupid law in my opinion.
>>>
>>> Apparently, those fatbikes go very fast and the line between a fatbike
>>> and a light motor bike becomes unclear. Motor bikes require a licence.
>>>
>>>>> Also, in the Netherlands, nobody who
>>>>> rides a bicycle wears a helmet. That would feel like putting on a
>>>>> helmet before going up or down the stairs.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> This is why helmets are a great idea.  Mine from my wreck two years ago.
>>>>
>>>> https://i.postimg.cc/jj1NxzKy/Helmet.jpg
>>>>
>>>> https://i.postimg.cc/vZWS6ZD1/Organ-Donor.jpg
>>>> (True whether you are on a bicycle, motorcycle, or hoverboard)
>>>
>>> They're also a great idea when you go up or down a flight of stairs.
>>> But people don't wear them much in the Netherlands
>>>
>> 
>> If I was riding around the neighborhood with hardly a car and plenty of 
>> room I'd not wear one.  If I was in the bike lane on the roads with a 50 
>> mph speed limit, yes.
>
>A few years ago on holiday in France, I was on a cycle path that had
>been a railway line. Momentarily distracted, I went over the handlebars.
>My helmet was cracked, my skull wasn't!
>Therefore, ALWAYS wear one when cycling!!

Try to find a helmet:
<https://i.postimg.cc/QC0XRnZ5/bicycles.jpg>

-- 
Bruce
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