Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh, forgot to mention, Johan, wear a stack hat! - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. Elliot Puritz" <drpuritz@bellsouth.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 11:24 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] OT Wandering: Motor Scooters > 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 Since Florida repealed the "helmet law" last year the number of fatalities 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 > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html