#10 – Giant Boxes of Death (and Training Wheels!)




Spokes and Words show

Summary: ...in which we discuss aggressive behaviour of motorists, and related exchanges of expletives, gestures, and intimidation tactics.  Then we tell stories about teaching kids to ride bikes! Mike referred to the story of a man who was run over for touching a car. We discuss being recognized by strangers. Are walls of snow by driveways inconvenient or fun? Randy mentioned an article in the Boston Globe about cycling in the winter. Mike might get a chance to visit the International Winter Cycling Congress in Winnipeg. Randy mentioned Sheldon Brown's essay on teaching kids to ride (with training wheels). Mike talked about Henry Cutler's essay on Bakfiets en Meer on the same topic.