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From: Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: Montana: "Let's make stupidity mandatory!"
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:51:19 -0500
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On 1/14/2025 7:30 PM, John B. wrote:
> 
> One thing that it is important to remember is that in a conflict
> between a bicycle and a auto the auto nearly always wins :-(
> There is even a poem, dating from the early 1900's:
> 
>      Here lies the body Of William Jay,
>      Who died maintaining His right of way.
>      He was in the right As he sped along,
>      But he's just as dead As if he'd been wrong.

It's a cute little poem, but like "always pretend you're invisible," its 
useless as practical advice for a bicyclist.

A bicyclist who never used his right of way would be unable to 
practically ride anywhere except on totally isolated bike paths.

-- 
- Frank Krygowski