Requiem for a Heavyweight-••-John-Forester-1929-2020
No figure in bicycling has been so venerated by some or reviled by others as John Forester. It’s time for an even-handed assessment.
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No figure in bicycling has been so venerated by some or reviled by others as John Forester. It’s time for an even-handed assessment.
This guy wrote a best seller. Here’s why it’s still so popular after 30 years and seismic changes in the bicycling world.
Susan Zaveruha dumped me, but not before delivering her doctrine: I’m responsible for how I influence others. On a bicycle or in any other aspect of life.
One of the things we teach savvy cyclists is that a bright sun, low on the horizon, can be a dangerous condition. As with operating around big trucks, how to handle this condition is an essential need-to-know for cyclists.
Believe it or not, dooring never has to happen. The real tragedy is that door zone riding is so heavily promoted, even after decades of observing the carnage it causes.
Should you be using daytime running lights? The answer is, uh, maybe. But they are usually not necessary, and they don’t fix some mistakes.
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