Yeah I wanna cycle without getting killed! Archives • Average Joe Cyclist https://averagejoecyclist.com/tag/yeah-i-wanna-cycle-without-getting-killed/ A Blog for Average People who LOVE to ride bikes! Wed, 26 Mar 2025 22:22:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 15693361 Top 10 Tips to Not Get Hit by a Car on Your Bike https://averagejoecyclist.com/not-get-hit-by-cars/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/not-get-hit-by-cars/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:08:31 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=39168 To avoid falls, stay AWAY from the gutters. Bike safetyHere is a must-read post about bike safety, with 10 excellent tips on how NOT to get hit with a car by a motorist. This post will provide you with practical tips to help you to stay safe on your bike.

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/not-get-hit-by-cars/feed/ 2 39168 Give us safe bike routes so that EVERYONE can cycle https://averagejoecyclist.com/safe-bike-routes/ Mon, 28 Mar 2016 06:37:58 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=16932 We met these two on the Lochside Trail. Marge and Dennis ride their trikes on this AAA (all ages and abilities) trail every day.We need safe bike routes in every city, so that many more seniors can cycle in safety. All the money spent on cycling infrastructure would be more than made up by the money saved in the healthcare system if more seniors could safely exercise every day.

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]]> 16932 Is Urban Cycling an Extreme Sport? https://averagejoecyclist.com/urban-cycling-extreme-sport/ Tue, 13 Oct 2015 06:59:57 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=15221 By dressing as if we fear death any second, do we increase the perception that cycling is an extreme sport and risk scaring other people away from cycling? Will wearing bike helmets save our lives - or just discourage others from cycling, and so increase the numbers of people who will die from lack of exercise?

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]]> 15221 Can You Think of a Collective Noun for Cars? https://averagejoecyclist.com/collective-noun-for-cars/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/collective-noun-for-cars/#comments Sat, 29 Jan 2011 23:03:00 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=2661 collective noun for carsIsn’t it strange that we have no collective noun for cars? Especially given that traffic has become the defining motif of modern society. Can YOU think of a perfect word to describe large quantities of cars?

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/collective-noun-for-cars/feed/ 22 2661 The Tough BC Drunk Driving Laws – An Attempt to Protect the Innocent, or a Self-Serving Money Grab? https://averagejoecyclist.com/tough-new-vancouver-drunk-driving-laws/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/tough-new-vancouver-drunk-driving-laws/#comments Sat, 27 Nov 2010 02:48:24 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=2215 Drunk driver victimAre the tough BC Drunk Driving Laws an attempt to protect the innocent, or a self-serving money grab? In my opinion, BC's tough drinking and driving laws will save the lives of many innocents. Now we need random road side testing too!

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/tough-new-vancouver-drunk-driving-laws/feed/ 5 2215 Open Season on Cyclists in New Zealand – and New Cyclist Safety Laws in Nova Scotia https://averagejoecyclist.com/open-season-on-cyclists-in-new-zealand/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/open-season-on-cyclists-in-new-zealand/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:38:44 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=2106 Mrs. Average Joe Cyclist (Maggie) and I really love being able to cycle in Vancouver. In spring, there is the added bonus of beautiful cherry blossoms. Amazing evolution of Vancouver cycling infrastructureIn the last five days, five cyclists have been killed on New Zealand roads. 13 November: Patricia Anne Veronica Fraser, 34, died during a training run for the Lake Taupo cycle race, when a motorist ran her down. She was cycling single file when she was hit from behind. Her friend, Tania Malaquin, who was […]

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/open-season-on-cyclists-in-new-zealand/feed/ 18 2106 My Second Shift at a VACC Bike to Work Week Station – finding my Fledgling Volunteer Feet https://averagejoecyclist.com/vacc-bike-to-work-week-station/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/vacc-bike-to-work-week-station/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 02:12:29 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=1801 Bike-to-work-weekBike to work weeks encourage new cyclists to start cycling to work, and support experienced cyclists too.

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/vacc-bike-to-work-week-station/feed/ 9 1801 Good News for Ottawa Cyclists https://averagejoecyclist.com/good-news-for-ottawa-cyclists/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/good-news-for-ottawa-cyclists/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 03:04:30 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=1670 Ottawa-cyclingYesterday I reported that the election of anti-cycling Mayor Rob Ford was very bad news for Toronto cyclists. By contrast, Ottawa has just had a very positive development, with the election of pro-cycling Mayor Jim Watson, two days ago. Part of Watson’s election platform was a 10-point Plan for Cycling. If Mayor Watson is true […]

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/good-news-for-ottawa-cyclists/feed/ 13 1670 Laughing at Cyclophobes https://averagejoecyclist.com/really-funny-cyclophobe/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/really-funny-cyclophobe/#comments Sun, 10 Oct 2010 00:23:00 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=1157 Cyclists at stop signSeems like it’s my week for laughing at road rage and cyclophobes. I posted “Laughing at Road Rage” a couple of days ago, and then just a few minutes ago a rabid cyclophobe caused great hilarity for me and my entire family. For those of you who don’t know, there’s this person on the web […]

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/really-funny-cyclophobe/feed/ 3 1157 A “Click Moment” – a Magical Moment – in the History of Vancouver https://averagejoecyclist.com/a-click-moment-a-magical-moment-in-the-history-of-vancouver/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/a-click-moment-a-magical-moment-in-the-history-of-vancouver/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 04:24:05 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=1029 Mrs. Average Joe Cyclist (Maggie) and I really love being able to cycle in Vancouver. In spring, there is the added bonus of beautiful cherry blossoms. Amazing evolution of Vancouver cycling infrastructureListen to Gordon Price's speech on the Hornby Street bike lane!

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