On Fri, 02 May 2008 11:43:53 +0200, Jon Bendtsen <noone@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>Rod Speed wrote:
>> Gunner <gunner@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> On Fri, 02 May 2008 07:11:21 +0200, Jon Bendtsen <noone@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> ComandanteBanana wrote:
>>>>> On May 1, 3:45 pm, Jon Bendtsen <no...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>>> ComandanteBanana wrote:
>>>>>>> Nothing new about it: The little furry mammals developed that
>>>>>>> strategy to survive among the dinosaurs (which is why we are
>>>>>>> here)...
>>>>>>> Anyway, now my next door neighbor wants to ride at midnight...
>>>>>>> And he ain't one of those crazy bums on a Huffy. He even bought a
>>>>>>> vest with blinking lights (DUI drivers and SUV drivers chatting
>>>>>>> on the cell
>>>>>> He could get a dynamo hub and some lights. The best dynamo
>>>>>> hub should be SON from Schmidt, but it's rather expensive.
>>>>>> The front and rear light could be from Busch + Muller, but
>>>>>> schmidt has a real nice LED light comming real soon now(tm).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> See:
>>>>>> http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/schmidt.asp
>>>>>> http://www.bumm.de/index-e.html
>>>>>> http://www.nabendynamo.de/english/index.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> JonB
>>>>> All those lights are nice so you can see, but to be seen all you
>>>>> need is that blinking vest. I guess.
>>>> Probably other people can see all those lights as well.
>>>
>>> Unless some drunk decides you are an intersection.
>>>
>>> Ever wonder why cops get killed more than anyone else in traffic
>>> collisons?
>>>
>>> Drunks zone in on the fla****ng yellow or red lights in the back window
>>> of a patrol car, like moths to a flame.
>>
>> Nope, because they spend a lot more time at well above the legal speed
limit.
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>Thats right. Further more cops spend alot more time on the
>roads than other people do, all that increases the chance
>of getting involved in a car accident.
So thats why they get hit from the rear, while parked on the shoulder.
Fascinating
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