Helmet redux

wrote:

Yes, but recognize what's a prejudice and what's not. Prejudice - that
is, pre-judging - doesn't apply to things we've come to believe through
our experience and/or study. The more you study and learn, the less
room you have for prejudice.


In general I agree. But in many cases the act of pre judging one
situation comes from having studied and learned from many similar
situations. So, predjudice is not always a perjorative term.

Bill Sornson Wrote:
Tom Keats wrote:

Aw, shucks. It would really be nice to be able to point out
that by wearing helmets, cyclists on the streets & roads are
seen to adopt much of the onus of care that properly belongs
with motorists. Some phrases, like "genuflecting to the
Sacred Car," "cycling inferiority complex," and "misplaced
submissive deference" are rolling around in my mind, but I
guess I'll leave it alone for now.

Good thing, or someone would have to point out how misguided those
unexpressed thoughts of yours are!

:-D

Au contraire to Bill's comments - I reckon Tom's phrases are pretty
dam acute. But regarding Bill's dismissive - well now, that sounds
misguided to me.

Roger


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RogerDodger wrote:
Bill Sornson Wrote:
Tom Keats wrote:

Aw, shucks. It would really be nice to be able to point out
that by wearing helmets, cyclists on the streets & roads are
seen to adopt much of the onus of care that properly belongs
with motorists. Some phrases, like "genuflecting to the
Sacred Car," "cycling inferiority complex," and "misplaced
submissive deference" are rolling around in my mind, but I
guess I'll leave it alone for now.

Good thing, or someone would have to point out how misguided those
unexpressed thoughts of yours are!

:-D

Au contraire to Bill's comments - I reckon Tom's phrases are pretty
dam acute. But regarding Bill's dismissive - well now, that sounds
misguided to me.

Why? I use a helmet, and don't feel at all like those phrases apply to me.

Bill "dam acute?" S.

In article ,
"Bill Sornson" writes:

Good thing, or someone would have to point out how misguided those
unexpressed thoughts of yours are!

:-D

Au contraire to Bill's comments - I reckon Tom's phrases are pretty
dam acute. But regarding Bill's dismissive - well now, that sounds
misguided to me.

Why? I use a helmet, and don't feel at all like those phrases apply to me.

Ah, but I believe that's voluntary on your part, non?
I'd probably voluntarily continue to use my helmet too,
even if I wasn't living (as I am) under a Mandatory Helmet Law.

But I'm thinking in terms of being legislatedly compelled to wear
helmets, so that drivers don't have to feel badly for injuring us
too much when they run us over.

I think imposing the focus of safety on cyclists instead of
motorists in such a manner as MHLs is tantamount to an humiliation.

Bill "dam acute?" S.

Topo Gigo was too dam acute.


cheers,
Tom

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