Curt Dewees

I feel your pain, man.
I hate it when I'm riding along at 25mph, carrying my cup of coffee in one
hand and trying to hold my special "Writer's Cut" Special Edition volume of
"The Davinci Code" in my other hand so I can read it while commuting to my
work as a brain surgeion, all the while steering with my knees, passing
semi-trucks on their left and dodging out into oncoming traffic to avoid
little pieces of glass, when I suddenly realize that I'm not wearing my
special prescription Rudy Project bifocals and so I have to squint and hold
the special edition hardcover book really close to my face to read the fine
print, and THEN I feel the buzz of my cell phone and I realize that I must
now take a really important call from my casting agent.

what to do , what to do. When will engineers solve this problem? that's
what I would like to know.

On 4/21/06, david baker wrote:
>
> I disagree, the REAL risk is riding your bike where cars can hit you and
> or
> antagonize you (on the road). I try to ride as little as possible on the
> road, but am not into driving to ride so I do spend some time on the
> roads.
> That is what I love so much about mt. biking, even if it is on dirt roads
> or
> whatever, you can relax a lot more.
> On a side note you know what really iritates me? When I am riding along
> minding my own bussiness listening to mp3's loud enough to drown out the
> honking of cars that think I am too far in the road, or dressed too
> un-rednecked-like, and them I feel this buzzing in my pocket. Cell phone
> goin off again. Grab my mp3 player and try to stop the music but the cord
> gets wrapped around the back pack strap and now I am riding one handed in
> traffic trying to untangle my head set. And I am about to miss an
> important
> call! Hmm...
> When do we get cordless mp3 players?
> Then I get to the trailhead and it all and starts to make sense again.
> peace...
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Monty Hill"
> To: ; "Edward Sr"
> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 8:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Ride of Silence
>
>
> > Thank you for sharing your tragedy. I agree you sound incredibly
> > fortunate. I ride 5-6 days a week all year round and have often thought
> > about what seems inevitable at some point, but I cannot get myself to
> > stay off the bike. There is a degree of risk.
> >
> > Then I get to thinking, what I am actually doing is not very risky at
> > all. Riding my bike in itself 40 miles a day has very little risk. The
> > real risk is in the hands of the motorist driving a deadly weapon. This
> > is where I start getting real worked up and conflicted because I also
> > rely on the automobile, albeit only 2-3 times per week.
> >
> > FYI: statistic
> >
> > 3 times as many Americans have died in auto crashes in the last 100
> > years of the car than the American lives lost in war over the last 300
> > years. Starting with the American revolution.
> >
> > I appreciate hearing from you and would like to take part in this
> > event.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Monty
> >
> > Montgomery J. Hill
> > Associate
> >
> > TVA Architects Inc.
> > 920 SW Sixth Avenue, Suite 1500
> > Portland Oregon 97204
> >
> > phone. 503.220.0668
> >
> > www.tvapdx.com
> >
> >>>> Edward Kendrick Sr 4/20/2006 5:21 pm
> >>>>
> > Your curiosity is appreciated. Often, I find that others have more
> > interesting true-stories to tell, so I'll try to keep this short.
> >
> > On Summer Solstice '05 I was training, and an uninsured motorist hit
> > me at about 55 mph. Side-swiped me, with both of us in forward motion.
> > Who could imagine surviving such a thing?
> >
> > It's an eternity from impact with the auto to hitting the ground,
> > about 30 feet away. Time just stands still. My body went tumbling and
> > scraping across the rough parking lot, up and over a curb, and landed on
> > a grassy patch. I felt like a deer, that's flopping around, after a
> > sloppy hunter's shot.
> >
> > Lots of blood. Broken leg. Broken ribs. Broken helmet. Vertigo.
> > And a variety of PTSD-like symptoms that still make me feel like Monk.
> >
> > This is pretty mild, compared to the story of the late Timmy Cappo,
> > whose 's Mom told me all about it at this year's Timmy Cappo's
> > Rouge-Roubaix. (Rouge-Roubaix has receive some national attention,
> > lately. The Pro/1/2 cats, especially, should check it out.) He was a
> > Junior, who was killed by a motorist, during a training ride. It's
> > spooky, how he looked somewhat like me, when I was a Junior.
> >
> > Bicycle habitat is really not safe for those, who ride 100-300 mi.
> > per wk. year round. Too many cars. Not enough road shoulders, bike
> > paths, and educated drivers.
> >
> > So, I think that I will pay my tithe to BTA, this week, and try to
> > get into a Ride of Silence on 5/17. I'm supposed to be in Houston.
> >
> > Thanks for asking and reading this.
> >
> > Ed
> >
> > Monty Hill wrote:
> > If you feel like it, please tell me, or the group, what happened. I
> > know I am curious and very sympathetic.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Monty
> >
> >>>> Edward Kendrick Sr 4/20/2006 12:10 pm >>>
> > This is a good e-mail. I'm living on borrowed time, after an accident.
> > I'll see what I can do at the out-of-state locations, where a work.
> >
> > Evan MacKenzie wrote: Date: May 17, 2006
> > Time: 7:00 pm
> > Where: At over 120 U.S. locations and eight other countries
> > Join cyclists worldwide in a silent slow-paced ride (max. 12 mph/19.3
> > kph) in honor of those who have been injured or killed while cycling on
> > public roadways.
> > Why does this site exist?
> >
> > To HONOR those who have been injured or killed
> >
> > To RAISE AWARENESS that we are here
> >
> > To ask that we all SHARE THE ROAD
> > THE RIDE OF SILENCE WILL NOT BE QUIET
> > On May 17 at 7:00 PM, the Ride of Silence will begin in North America
> > and roll across the globe. Cyclists will take to the roads in a silent
> > procession to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured while
> > cycling on public roadways. Although cyclists have a legal right to
> > share the road with motorists, the motoring public often isn't aware of
> > these rights, and sometimes not aware of the cyclists themselves.
> > In 2003, Chris Phelan organized the first Ride Of Silence in Dallas
> > after endurance cyclist Larry Schwartz was hit by the mirror of a
> > passing bus and was killed.
> > The Ride Of Silence is a free ride that asks its cyclists to ride no
> > faster than 12 mph and remain silent during the ride. There is no
> > brochure, no sponsors, no registration fees and no t-shirt. The ride,
> > which is being held during Bike Safety month, aims to raise the
> > awareness of motorists, police and city officials that cyclists have a
> > legal right to the public roadways. The ride is also a chance to show
> > respect for those who have been killed or injured.
> > Please check the resources on this site. If there is a Ride of Silence
> > in your area, we encourage you to join them. If there is not a ride
> > planned in your area, please consider adding your city to the
> > ever-growing list of sites. To get information on how to organize and
> > host a Ride of Silence, please click HERE.
> > http://www.rideofsilence.org/main.php
> >
> > I DID NOT SEE A RIDE SCHEDULED IN PORTLAND.
> > IF THERE IS A RIDE SCHEDULED CAN SOMEONE PLEASE POST IT TO OBRAchat AND
> > ALSO TO THE WEBSITE?
> > IF THERE IS NOT A RIDE SCHEDULED MAY I PROPOSE THAT WE DO ONE?
> > 7PM, MAY 17, IN FRONT OF THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY unless someone has a
> > better suggestion.
> >
> >
> > Evan
> >
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