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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Bruce Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking Subject: Re: =?UTF-8?Q?O.T._---_Today's_Bike?= =?UTF-8?Q?_Ride_---_O.T._=F0=9F=9A=B2_=F0?= =?UTF-8?Q?=9F=A5=B5?= Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 07:13:32 +1000 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 52 Message-ID: References: <3f54182a6ab3c39148cbdbcffbd4d46c@www.novabbs.com> <7349758dde9cbc3f0c76a973910b6b73@www.novabbs.com> <71345b5dec10e7bf08a2eafd16d12ca9@www.novabbs.com> <66c6555d$0$2873015$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 23:13:33 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="893d2a88a6ae21ce3c0991992e57b8df"; logging-data="20998"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19eQo6cvbmVS1nfLLrQXTNT" User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 Cancel-Lock: sha1:alCN+dGcXEw6lHU6SboMmgDqD8g= Bytes: 3280 On Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:00:12 -0600, Graham 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: -- Bruce