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Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:35:57 -0500
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On 9/13/2024 8:49 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:15:31 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
>>> On 9/12/2024 8:57 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
>>>> On 9/12/2024 8:50 PM, AMuzi wrote:
>>>>> On 9/12/2024 6:45 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
>>>>>> On 9/12/2024 5:40 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
>>>>>>> On Thu, 12 Sep 2024 16:13:42 -0400, Frank Krygowski
>>>>>>> <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Understood. Your near-default point is "Everyone's
>>>>>>>> decision is correct."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My frequent point is "You don't need to go to extremes
>>>>>>>> to be safe,
>>>>>>>> especially on a bike."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My frequent point is that safe is a subjective evaluation.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I feel safe on a bicycle sidepath, you don't.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You feel safe on a bicycle sidepath only if you've got a
>>>>>> handgun ready to draw and fire within a second or two.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Correct. Suits his situation, in his personal evaluation.
>>>>>
>>>>> As always, when seconds matter, 911 is just twenty minutes
>>>>> away.
>>>>
>>>> "His situation" is shared by many other path users. I'm
>>>> betting he's the only one so afraid as to never ride without
>>>> his gun.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Maybe not for those previously mugged.
>>>
>> There seems to be lack of equipment to carry a gun on a bike, and indeed
>> it’s not mentioned by American YouTubers and so on.
>>
>> It appears not to be sold which suggests doesn’t really have a market, and
>> you can buy all sorts of cycling accessories for you phone and so on.
>>
>> Let alone that from how he described it, it’s a nice pleasurable place to
>> ride. Doesn’t sound risky or deprived which often are linked for well
>> reasons.
>>
>> That he wants to and so on, well that’s his choice and so on but doesn’t
>> sound like he rides in a risky area.
>>
>> Roger Merriman
> 
> There's many handguns that will fit nicely into a handlebar bag or a
> top bar bag. I made a device that fits into bottle caage.
> 

And carrying can be surprisingly useful. Emphasis on surprise.

https://nypost.com/2024/09/13/us-news/1-person-shot-during-scuffle-at-pro-israel-rally-in-boston-suburb-authorities-say/

But hey, Newton (suburban Boston).  The attacker is not 
charged, the defending victim is charged. oy!

-- 
Andrew Muzi
am@yellowjersey.org
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