Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT Wandering: Motor Scooters
From: "Dr. Elliot Puritz" <drpuritz@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 07:24:26 -0500
References: <310B62141943D111845E00600808E14E0240058E@EXCHANGE> <3C930DA6.62F3C1A6@webshuttle.ch>

And,  as probably has been noted, wear a helmet!!!

Since Florida repealed the "helmet law" last year the number of fatalities
has climbed, and the number of disabling injuries as well.


Elliot


- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan Wajsman" <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 4:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] OT Wandering: Motor Scooters


>> SNIP
> Finally the issue of risk. No doubt riding a scooter or motorcycle is more
> dangerous than driving a car. But it is equally true that you can do a lot
to
> reduce the risks by getting appropriate training, riding defensively,
riding
> sober, wearing high-visibility apparel, wearing proper riding gear etc. I
> always enjoy the sight of a pretty girl in a short skirt riding her Vespa
in
> Italy or Spain, but I also shudder to think of what would happen to those
> pretty legs in even a minor spill. Likewise, I always wonder about whether
the
> owners of the bikes I see parked outside our local lakeside bar on a nice
> summer evening are inside drinking coffee or Coca-Cola...I don't think so,
> unfortunately. A very high proportion of motorcycle fatalities involves
alcohol
> or drugs, much higher than in the case of car fatalities. The point is
that to
> a large extent, you can influence how dangerous riding really is.
>
> Feel free to ask any questions off-list.
>
> Kind regards,
> Nathan
>
> BOB KRAMER wrote:
>
> > Please pardon the off topic question here but I would appreciate some
> > advice, particularly from you Europeans.  Growing weary of my 15 year
old
> > car, and not being able to afford a new one, I am considering a motor
> > scooter.  Would work great for zipping around the neighborhood, and even
to
> > work in nice weather.
>
> --
> Nathan Wajsman
> Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland
>
> e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch
>
> Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm
> General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm
>
>
>
>
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