Re: Why Do People Fall Down?

On Oct 25, 10:37 pm, "Bellsouth Ijit 2.0 - Global Warming Edition =AE"
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> Maybe something to do with clipless pedals, or their loose pants
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 on
> the bike somewhere.  Maybe they got up too early.  Who knows.

They panicked.  That's the most proximate cause.

> Not to launch another helmet debate which I have no interest in, they
SHO=
ULD
> require helmets in these rides.

Heck no!  It's not only NYC, it's da Bronx, nigga!!!

I noticed that there were even more white people than at a Yankees
game, LOL....

>  BU they are just following NYC law, which
> only require children under 13 to use helmets.  I did the ride also, a
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eat
> ride, but unnecessarily a chaotic start.  The cops were confused.  The
> marshals were confused.  I was glad to have left the start line.

Yes, and according to a sergeant I spoke with, the borough president
Carrion started the ride early.  So the ride started early and no one
was told it would be...it probably started early due to all the riders
turning up and still piling on.  We started at like ten-thirty and it
wasn't supposed to start until eleven.  Yes I know start time is
listed as ten o'clock but apparently the real start time is an hour
later (I don't know, this was my first year).