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| Subject: Re: Possibly poking a hornets' nest | Date: 10/18/2012 10:34 AM | |
| Author: tconi | Number: 14996 of 15111 | |
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there is s huge difference between learning to ride at 7 and learning to ride at 1-2. In most of eh US, when kids ride it is a recreational activity - after school/weekends In NL, it IS transportation. there are very few school buses - kids ride 3-5 miles to school at age 10 without a second thught. Most people - even up through their 80s ride their bike to the grocery store... In he US, yeah- kids ride, but at 16, when they can drive - many of them never get on a bike again.* Here they are 18 before the car is even an option, and getting a license is about $2k, so many wait until later. and gas is close to $8/gallon... But a huge part of it is also that everyone here knows the expectations - There is no surprise when 2 vehicles (motorised or not) encounter each other at an intersection- the bicyclists always do the same thing. Everyone know who has he right of way in any given situation. In the US, probably any given set of ten bicyclists/motorists would make different decsions in right-of-way scenarios. peace & reasons t *personal anecdata - I have had the same bike for 20 years, and ride occasionally when in the US. I ride every day in NL. My older son (22) has not been on a bicycle since he was 11 i think My 12 year old (because of the street on which we live) has never learned... |
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