That's nice to hear Ian. I've tried using a bike all year around, but I've found that I simply can't. I do ride all year around, but when the days are icy I find it to precarious to ride on the road.
Make no mistake - biking is dangerous due to the amount of drivers who simply don't pay attention, the cars drive them, rather than them drive the cars. I'd suggest anyone who doesn't believe this who has never ridden a bike, to do a CBT, to see just how much more attention you need to ride a bike on the road. This same attention should be applied in a car, but with impact protection, abs, traction control, airbags etc, people feel like they're invulnerable.
A bike is such a raw experience that non bikers can never really understand just how much involvement there is riding one, and the absolute pleasure this involves, despite the risks.
Make no mistake - biking is dangerous due to the amount of drivers who simply don't pay attention, the cars drive them, rather than them drive the cars. I'd suggest anyone who doesn't believe this who has never ridden a bike, to do a CBT, to see just how much more attention you need to ride a bike on the road. This same attention should be applied in a car, but with impact protection, abs, traction control, airbags etc, people feel like they're invulnerable.
A bike is such a raw experience that non bikers can never really understand just how much involvement there is riding one, and the absolute pleasure this involves, despite the risks.
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