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  • #16
    Originally posted by smokymountainrain View Post
    And I would guess that a majority of those deaths are caused by something other than the loaded gun. Hypothermia, heat stroke, heart attacks, falls, etc.
    The same thinking applies to cycling. If you back out all the times the cyclist was killed by a vehicle, the death rate becomes virtually nil.
    PLesa excuse the tpyos.

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    • #17
      Originally posted by creekster View Post
      The same thinking applies to cycling. If you back out all the times the cyclist was killed by a vehicle, the death rate becomes virtually nil.
      That makes sense as well.
      I'm like LeBron James.
      -mpfunk

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      • #18
        Originally posted by ERCougar View Post
        This just after hearing about Solon's friend who was killed riding the week before.
        http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8...-accident.html

        John was a good friend of mine. Gut-wrenching funeral.

        Be safe, you idiots.
        "More crazy people to Provo go than to any other town in the state."
        -- Iron County Record. 23 August, 1912. (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lc...23/ed-1/seq-4/)

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        • #19
          Originally posted by Solon View Post
          http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8...-accident.html

          John was a good friend of mine. Gut-wrenching funeral.

          Be safe, you idiots.
          That's horrible. I knew him at CEU and remember him being a very nice guy.

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          • #20
            Originally posted by Uncle Ted View Post
            Doing a quick search I found this as part of an article that is loaded with data...

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            http://www.bellboycott.com/cached/ww...alth/risks.htm

            It seems bicycling is actually very safe but not as near as safe as running around with a loaded gun.
            This is a great website, but the awful irony is that the author was killed on his bike in 2003 by a drunk driver.
            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Kifer

            Still, had he not been an avid cyclist, he may have been killed by a drunk driver, or not even made it to that point because of his heart attack.
            I guess the safest thing would be to ride a stationary bike in your basement, but where's the fun in that?

            You know what's unsafe? Daylight Savings Time.
            http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-...#axzz2xAqh9tnb

            Authorities suspect this played a role in the deaths in Lehi. I really can't understand why there isn't a larger outcry over this. I hate Daylight Savings Time and there is not a single justifiable reason for it (and plenty to get rid of it).
            Last edited by ERCougar; 03-27-2014, 07:39 AM.
            At least the Big Ten went after a big-time addition in Nebraska; the Pac-10 wanted a game so badly, it added Utah
            -Berry Trammel, 12/3/10

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            • #21
              My group is getting ready to pick up our early morning Saturday rides. I think it helps to be in a group, but we also look to stay off roads etc. I tend to agree that individuals who kill a person on their bike do not get full punishment. I have seen roughly 3 to 4 individual just in the Columbus area killed on their bike.

              This was one of the more recent ones. Not only did she kill him and left him on the side of the road to die.. What did she get? 4 1/2 years.

              My Assistant Coach was taught by this man, and coached by him. He was pretty upset by the penalty this person received. On top of this. It was her father who alerted the police to this. He suspected she did this and turned her in. I cannot imagine what he was going through to turn over his daughter knowing what she did..


              http://www.dispatch.com/content/stor...-sentence.html

              Oh, and the maximum sentence here. 6 years..

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              • #22
                I biked 20 miles last night in my neighboorhood, which has some roads with speed limits up to 40mph. I wonder if cycling at night is less dangerous as I have a bright headlight, bright taillight and wear reflective clothing. Cars seem to be more aware of me at night than the day. Granted I would never venture out on a busy road at night, even if it had a decent sized shoulder.
                "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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                • #23
                  Originally posted by ERCougar View Post
                  I hate Daylight Savings Time and there is not a single justifiable reason for it (and plenty to get rid of it).
                  Preach on. I can't stand it.
                  "What are you prepared to do?" - Jimmy Malone

                  "What choice?" - Abe Petrovsky

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by ERCougar View Post
                    I hate Daylight Savings Time and there is not a single justifiable reason for it (and plenty to get rid of it).
                    Originally posted by Joe Public View Post
                    Preach on. I can't stand it.
                    Lots of people like to gripe about it, but there isn't much action.

                    I looked at the Whitehouse petitions and there are a few but the one with the most signatures has only 5000. It needs 100,000 for a response.

                    https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...-good/xlTjN8Pb

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                    • #25
                      I like daylight savings time as it provides more light at night. In fact, I think it should be made permanent.
                      "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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                      • #26
                        Originally posted by Moliere View Post
                        I like daylight savings time as it provides more light at night. In fact, I think it should be made permanent.
                        I don't really care too much, as I get up early almost every day so I can use the light on either end of the work day. But I do wish they would quit changing it. Pick one and stick with it.
                        PLesa excuse the tpyos.

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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by Moliere View Post
                          I like daylight savings time as it provides more light at night. In fact, I think it should be made permanent.
                          Originally posted by creekster View Post
                          I don't really care too much, as I get up early almost every day so I can use the light on either end of the work day. But I do wish they would quit changing it. Pick one and stick with it.
                          I'm with creekster--mostly, stop changing it. That's where the problems arise.
                          At least the Big Ten went after a big-time addition in Nebraska; the Pac-10 wanted a game so badly, it added Utah
                          -Berry Trammel, 12/3/10

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                          • #28
                            For the record, I am pro Daylight Saving Time year-round.

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                            • #29
                              I'm also very glad I didn't have to do double daylight savings like they tried in Newfoundland.

                              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newfoun...dard_Time_Zone

                              In 1988 the provincial government experimented with double daylight saving time, moving clocks ahead two hours during daylight saving time instead of just one. This move proved unpopular in the fall when children started going to school in the dark.
                              As if they weren't messed up enough with the half hour timezone offset, they had to go and try this.

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                              • #30
                                Originally posted by Solon View Post
                                http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8...-accident.html

                                John was a good friend of mine. Gut-wrenching funeral.

                                Be safe, you idiots.
                                John was my dads Brother in law. Small world.

                                John's wife is the sister of my dad's wife.

                                My granddaughter was born the evening of the accident. It was awkward calling my dad letting him know that my daughter was at the hospital in labor, as my dad is telling me that his BIL was killed in an accident.

                                Death and a birth in the same day.

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