Riding safely, safety equipment, and safe places to ride.
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Should I ring my bell before going around corners?
I'm in a town in Bavaria, Germany and the local custom with the more dangerous corners is to honk a horn or ring a bell. Will this actually make me safer?
Currently I am cycling in a half-urban ...
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How to practice jumping over cars with disc brakes and SPD shoes?
This question here raises a sub-question, to avoid accidents. I am looking for some safe ways to practice jumping over cars. I use SPD shoes and disc brakes because I have noticed that I can burst ...
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Helmet Safety Standards Canada
I am looking at buying a helmet meeting ASTM F 2040, CPSC and EN 1078 safty requirements. Are these reasonable standards and will they protect my head in an axcident?
Are these standards recognised ...
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Safe countries for touring (without having to take public trasport all the time) in EU? [closed]
I discussed today foreign ambulance guys and they told stories about sliced bicyclists in an ex-communist country. The country in itself is not special but rather the fact that it lacks proper roads ...
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Feedback on Bern Helmets for winter
I was thinking about picking up a new helmet this afternoon. My current helmet:
Has had a few accidents
Isn't very warm in the winter.
Doesn't have great clearance for ski goggles.
I was ...
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Which countries should be avoided due to political reasons? [closed]
This question raises more questions here.
Please, keep politics totally separated of safety and answer here political reasons not to cycle in some countries. The user Ambo100's earlier example about ...
