Quicksilver
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That is insane!
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/19/1918.asp
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/19/1918.asp
I actually disagree, No Boss. In the traffic around here I find that it's better to be going a tad faster than traffic whenever possible (especially on my bike). Think of it as river rafting - if you are going the same speed as the river then the river is in control, as long as your relative speed is slightly faster then you are in control.
I actually disagree, No Boss. In the traffic around here I find that it's better to be going a tad faster than traffic whenever possible (especially on my bike). Think of it as river rafting - if you are going the same speed as the river then the river is in control, as long as your relative speed is slightly faster then you are in control.
I firmly believe this, it has saved my ass more times than I can count. It doesn't mean you take stupid risks to keep moving, or that you have to get into a pissing contest with every speed demon than comes along - just that you keep moving whenever you can. On my bike I don't even stop at the back of the pack, I always lane-split when traffic is stopped because I don't want to be rear-ended.
I actually disagree, No Boss. In the traffic around here I find that it's better to be going a tad faster than traffic whenever possible (especially on my bike). Think of it as river rafting - if you are going the same speed as the river then the river is in control, as long as your relative speed is slightly faster then you are in control.
I firmly believe this, it has saved my ass more times than I can count. It doesn't mean you take stupid risks to keep moving, or that you have to get into a pissing contest with every speed demon than comes along - just that you keep moving whenever you can. On my bike I don't even stop at the back of the pack, I always lane-split when traffic is stopped because I don't want to be rear-ended.
Hmmm, I see where you're getting at but there is fallacy in your theory. If everyone followed your advice, it would turn into a cat and mouse game real quick, seeing as everyone would be trying to go a tad bit faster than traffic, effectively increasing the overall speed en masse. Perhaps, only bikers would be advised to follow this through, dunno.
The safest speed to travel is the speed at which everyone else is traveling.
Suck it, speed limit.