Cycling is the use of bicycles for
transport, recreation or sport. This topic will give you information on how to cycle safely, tips on how to improve your performance and plans that will enable you to log your training.
There's no question that it's often far more thrilling (and freeing) driving a motorcycle instead of a car. For new riders, in particular, the excitement of undertaking this venture can be extraordinary. But with the fun comes a great level of risk to your safety, so it's important you understand crucial safety measures to ensure you can ride confidently, with peace of mind.
Bicycle Safety Is a Team Sport
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There's no question that it's often far more thrilling (and freeing) driving a motorcycle instead of a car. For new riders, in particular, the excitement of undertaking this venture can be extraordinary. But with the fun comes a great level of risk to your safety, so it's important you understand crucial safety measures to ensure you can ride confidently, with peace of mind.
Bicycle Safety Is a Team Sport
Defensive Driving Dallas
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A Sense Of Humor Defensive Driving
7920 Glenview Drive
Richland Hills TX 76180
(817) 577-8854
Canadian Adventure Camp is a North Ontario coed sleepover summer camp for kids located on a beautiful private island in the wilderness lakes region of Temagami. Founded in 1975, it provides acclaimed programs to children from around the world! Visit site: http://www.canadianadventurecamp.com/
Canadian Adventure Camp
15 Idleswift Drive
Thornhill, Ontario, L4J 1K9 Canada
info@canadianadventurecamp.com
Many drivers have issues making proper u-turns. Some drivers swing too wide and are in danger of hitting the other car they next to them, while are other drivers swing too narrowly and end up hitting the street divider.
Walk Smart is a course designed for seniors who are interested in walking more and improving their local walking environment. This course is in partnership with Elders in Action and made possible by the Northwest Health Foundation. For more information about Walk Smart, contact the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition:
info [at] wpcwalks [dot] org
503.223.1597
As drivers we all remember that one of the first things our parents or driving instructor would tell us is that it is dangerous to drive while speeding. There is a large portion of drivers that do not speed, but also a large portion of drivers that do. These drivers put themselves, their passengers, pedestrians, and other drivers in danger.
Drug addiction is a complex illness characterized by intense and, at times, uncontrollable drug craving, along with compulsive drug seeking and use that persist even in the face of devastating consequences. While the path to drug addiction begins with the voluntary act of taking drugs, over time a person's ability to choose not to do so becomes compromised, and seeking and consuming the drug becomes compulsive. This behavior results largely from the effects of prolonged drug exposure on brain functioning. Addiction is a brain disease that affects multiple brain circuits, including those involved in reward and motivation, learning and memory, and inhibitory control over behavior.
Because drug abuse and addiction have so many dimensions and disrupt so many aspects of an individual's life, treatment is not simple. Effective treatment programs typically incorporate many components, each directed to a particular aspect of the illness and its consequences. Addiction treatment must help the individual stop using drugs, maintain a drug-free lifestyle, and achieve productive functioning in the family, at work, and in society. Because addiction is typically a chronic disease, people cannot simply stop using drugs for a few days and be cured. Most patients require long-term or repeated episodes of care to achieve the ultimate goal of sustained abstinence and recovery of their lives.
Too often, addiction goes untreated: According to SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 23.2 million persons (9.4 percent of the U.S. population) aged 12 or older needed treatment for an illicit drug or alcohol use problem in 2007. Of these individuals, 2.4 million (10.4 percent of those who needed treatment) received treatment at a specialty facility (i.e., hospital, drug or alcohol rehabilitation or mental health center). Thus, 20.8 million persons (8.4 percent of the population aged 12 or older) needed treatment for an illicit drug or alcohol use problem but did not receive it. These estimates are similar to those in previous years.
Many children wet the bed until they are 5 or even older. A child's bladder might be too small. Or the amount of urine produced overnight can be more than the bladder can hold. Some children sleep too deeply or take longer to learn bladder control.
Children should not be punished for wetting the bed. They don't do it on purpose, and most outgrow it. Until then, bed-wetting alarms, bladder training and medicines might help.
A food allergy occurs when the immune system responds to a harmless food as if it were a threat. The first time a person with food allergy is exposed to the food, no symptoms occur. But the body has been now been primed, and when the person eats the food again, an allergic response occurs.
An allergic reaction to food usually takes place within a few minutes to several hours after exposure to the allergen. The process of eating and digesting food and the location of immune cells involved in the allergic reaction process both affect the timing and location of the reaction.
Many drivers have issues making proper u-turns. Some drivers swing too wide and are in danger of hitting the other car they next to them, while are other drivers swing too narrowly and end up hitting the street divider.
Walk Smart is a course designed for seniors who are interested in walking more and improving their local walking environment. This course is in partnership with Elders in Action and made possible by the Northwest Health Foundation. For more information about Walk Smart, contact the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition:
info [at] wpcwalks [dot] org
503.223.1597
As drivers we all remember that one of the first things our parents or driving instructor would tell us is that it is dangerous to drive while speeding. There is a large portion of drivers that do not speed, but also a large portion of drivers that do. These drivers put themselves, their passengers, pedestrians, and other drivers in danger.
Drug addiction is a complex illness characterized by intense and, at times, uncontrollable drug craving, along with compulsive drug seeking and use that persist even in the face of devastating consequences. While the path to drug addiction begins with the voluntary act of taking drugs, over time a person's ability to choose not to do so becomes compromised, and seeking and consuming the drug becomes compulsive. This behavior results largely from the effects of prolonged drug exposure on brain functioning. Addiction is a brain disease that affects multiple brain circuits, including those involved in reward and motivation, learning and memory, and inhibitory control over behavior.
Because drug abuse and addiction have so many dimensions and disrupt so many aspects of an individual's life, treatment is not simple. Effective treatment programs typically incorporate many components, each directed to a particular aspect of the illness and its consequences. Addiction treatment must help the individual stop using drugs, maintain a drug-free lifestyle, and achieve productive functioning in the family, at work, and in society. Because addiction is typically a chronic disease, people cannot simply stop using drugs for a few days and be cured. Most patients require long-term or repeated episodes of care to achieve the ultimate goal of sustained abstinence and recovery of their lives.
Too often, addiction goes untreated: According to SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 23.2 million persons (9.4 percent of the U.S. population) aged 12 or older needed treatment for an illicit drug or alcohol use problem in 2007. Of these individuals, 2.4 million (10.4 percent of those who needed treatment) received treatment at a specialty facility (i.e., hospital, drug or alcohol rehabilitation or mental health center). Thus, 20.8 million persons (8.4 percent of the population aged 12 or older) needed treatment for an illicit drug or alcohol use problem but did not receive it. These estimates are similar to those in previous years.
Many children wet the bed until they are 5 or even older. A child's bladder might be too small. Or the amount of urine produced overnight can be more than the bladder can hold. Some children sleep too deeply or take longer to learn bladder control.
Children should not be punished for wetting the bed. They don't do it on purpose, and most outgrow it. Until then, bed-wetting alarms, bladder training and medicines might help.
A food allergy occurs when the immune system responds to a harmless food as if it were a threat. The first time a person with food allergy is exposed to the food, no symptoms occur. But the body has been now been primed, and when the person eats the food again, an allergic response occurs.
An allergic reaction to food usually takes place within a few minutes to several hours after exposure to the allergen. The process of eating and digesting food and the location of immune cells involved in the allergic reaction process both affect the timing and location of the reaction.
Parents choose to home school their children for several reasons but a survey in 2007 concluded that the three main motivations were:
-- Concern about the school environment - including worries such as drugs, child safety or dangerous peer pressure
-- Dissatisfaction with academic standards or teaching at the local institution
-- To give their child specific moral or religious education
Boys and girls who are only children must often face social stereotypes and stigmas that label them as selfish, bratty, and spoiled. 'Onlies', as they are sometimes called, have different experiences with family and friends than those from multiple-child families.
Today there are some 14 million only children in America, representing about 20 percent of all kids, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Teasing is when a person or group repeatedly tries to harm someone who is weaker or who they think is weaker. Sometimes it involves direct attacks such as hitting, name calling, or taunting. Sometimes it is indirect, such as spreading rumors or trying to make others reject someone.
Often people dismiss teasing among kids as a normal part of growing up. But teasing is harmful because it can lead to more serious forms of bullying. It can lead children and teenagers to feel tense and afraid. It may lead them to avoid school. For some, the effects of bullying last a lifetime.
Tragically, many of these victims choose to take their own lives because they feel as though they have taken all they can stand and have no more reasons to live.
Teasing is not something to be taken lightly; if your child is being teased take time to speak with the child about his or her emotions and make sure to be available for help and support.
Homework is an opportunity for children to learn and for families to be involved in their children's education. However, helping children with homework isn't always easy. At parent-teacher meetings and in conferences with parents, teachers often hear questions such as:
-- How can I get Michael to do his homework? Every night it's a struggle to get him to turn off the TV and do his homework.
-- Why isn't Maria getting more homework?
-- Why is Jonathan getting so much homework?
-- When is Suki supposed to do homework? She takes piano lessons, sings in her church choir, plays basketball and helps with family chores. There's hardly any time left to study.
-- How can I help Robert with his math homework when I don't understand it?
-- Do homework assignments really help my child learn?
Lactose intolerance is the inability or insufficient ability to digest lactose, a sugar found in milk and milk products. Lactose intolerance is caused by a deficiency of the enzyme lactase, which is produced by the cells lining the small intestine. Lactase breaks down lactose into two simpler forms of sugar called glucose and galactose, which are then absorbed into the bloodstream.
Not all people with lactase deficiency have digestive symptoms, but those who do may have lactose intolerance. Most people with lactose intolerance can tolerate some amount of lactose in their diet.
People sometimes confuse lactose intolerance with cow milk allergy. Milk allergy is a reaction by the body's immune system to one or more milk proteins and can be life threatening when just a small amount of milk or milk product is consumed. Milk allergy most commonly appears in the first year of life, while lactose intolerance occurs more often in adulthood.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases:
Top 35 car driving safety tips for safe drivingHitesh Gaur
TOP 35 CAR DRIVING SAFETY TIPS FOR SAFE DRIVING
If you want to increase your chances of staying safe on the road, review these 35 driving safety tips for Car driving. No matter how skilled of a driver you are, it’s a good idea to reflect on the basics of traffic safety from time to time just to make sure that you are being careful enough to keep yourself and other drivers and walker – as safe as possible.
Car driving safety is more than just making sure everyone is wearing their seatbelt. Whether you are going for a long Drive or just around the corner, these cars driving safety tips are sure to be of help.
Riding a bicycle in Los Angeles comes with its own challenges. Knowing what laws to be aware of could keep you safe. If you’ve been injured, call a Los Angeles bicycle accident attorney.
Planning For Your Bike Trip Take Care Of Safety Measures365Hops
Travelling on a bike is the most conventional way to enjoy during the trip. Beautiful landscapes on both the sides, the freedom of stopping whenever you want, ability to navigate through traffic better, that amazing feeling of the cool breeze hitting against your face, Oh there are lots of things to describe the beauty of riding a bike.
But riding long distance is not easy. There are various parameters which should be taken care of (There are many check lists to be met before you set off). It can even be life threatening if proper safety measures are not taken. No kidding, we have actually seen riders losing their life while on the bike for some silly mistakes.
So here are some of the safety measures which you can take care of while planning your road journey.
Keeping you safe and comfortable on your bike, some good advice if you are thinking about buying a new bike, clothing, shoes, or about to go for a ride.
10 ways to prevent rollover accident injuriesMatt Stan
Car accidents are devastating no matter what type they are, but rollover accidents can cause numerous injuries and be particularly deadly at the same time. Rollover accidents occur when the vehicle’s center of gravity is thrown off and the car turns either on its side, its roof, or completely over.
Most of the traffic accidents can be avoided if you drive safely. “But is it possible at all?” you might ask. What if the accident happened at others fault? What if bad weather was the culprit? What if there were other reasons not under my control that caused the accident? The answer is simple: You can significantly minimize - and in many cases even eliminate - traffic accidents if you drive defensively.
The standard defines defensive driving as "driving to save lives, time, and money, in spite of the conditions around you and the actions of others."
Outlined in this presentation 12 Commandments of defensive driving are the recommendations of Pro Defensive Drivers and are based on a solid and proven practice of accident-free driving collected during decades of driving on real roads.
Overweight and obesity are both labels
for ranges of weight that are greater than what is generally
considered healthy for a given height. The terms also identify ranges
of weight that have been shown to increase the likelihood of certain
diseases and other health problems.
Corneal injury describes an injury to the
cornea. The cornea is the crystal clear (transparent) tissue covering the front
of the eye. It works with the lens of the eye to focus images on the retina.
Have you ever had
the "stomach flu?" What you probably had was gastroenteritis - not a
type of flu at all. Gastroenteritis is an inflammation of the lining of the
intestines caused by a virus, bacteria or parasites. Viral gastroenteritis is
the second most common illness in the U.S. It spreads through contaminated food
or water, and contact with an infected person. The best prevention is frequent
hand washing.
Symptoms of
gastroenteritis include diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting, headache, fever
and chills. Most people recover with no treatment.
The most common
problem with gastroenteritis is dehydration. This happens if you do not drink
enough fluids to replace what you lose through vomiting and diarrhea. Dehydration
is most common in babies, young children, the elderly and people with weak
immune systems.
Addiction results when a person ingests a
substance (alcohol, cocaine, or nicotine, for example) or repeatedly takes part
in an activity (gambling) that can be pleasurable, but the continued use of
which becomes compulsive and interferes with everyday life.
Common addictions include:
-- Alcohol abuse
-- Drug abuse
-- Exercise abuse
-- Pornography
-- Gambling
Classic symptoms of addiction include
impaired control over substances/behavior, preoccupation with
substance/behavior, continued use despite consequences, and denial. Behavior
patterns and habits associated with addiction are commonly characterized by the
pursuit of immediate gratification, coupled with negative long-term effects.
Physiological dependence results when the
body is unable to function normally in the absence of the substance or
behavior. This state produces the conditions of tolerance and withdrawl.
Tolerance is the result of the body
requiring larger volumes of the substance or stimulus in order to achieve the
original effects.
Withdrawal is the physical and
psychological symptoms experienced when the body no longer receives the
substance in the same quantities it has become reliant upon.
When winter temperatures drop significantly below normal, staying
warm and safe can become a challenge. Extremely cold temperatures
often accompany a winter storm, so you may have to cope with power failures and icy roads. Although staying indoors as much as possible can help reduce the risk of car crashes and falls on the ice, you may also face indoor hazards.
Many homes will be too cold—either due to a power failure or because the heating system isn't adequate for the weather. When people must use space heaters and fireplaces to stay warm, the risk of household fires increases, as well as the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Exposure to cold temperatures, whether indoors or outside, can cause other serious or life-threatening health problems. Infants and the elderly are particularly at risk, but anyone can be affected. To keep yourself and your family safe, you should know how to prevent cold-related health problems and what to do if a cold-weather health emergency arises. The emergency procedures outlined here are not a substitute for training in first aid. However, these procedures will help you to know when to seek medical care and what to do until help becomes available.
Maintaining a healthy office environment requires attention to chemical hazards, equipment and work station design, physical environment (temperature, humidity, light, noise, ventilation, and space), task design, psychological factors (personal interactions, work pace, job control) and sometimes, chemical or other environmental exposures.
A well-designed office allows each employee to work comfortably without needing to over-reach, sit or stand too long, or use awkward postures (correct ergonomic design). Sometimes, equipment or furniture changes are the best solution to allow employees to work comfortably. On other occasions, the equipment may be satisfactory but the task could be redesigned. For example, studies have shown that those working at computers have less discomfort with short, hourly breaks.
Situations in offices that can lead to injury or illness range from physical hazards (such as cords across walkways, leaving low drawers open, objects falling from overhead) to task-related (speed or repetition, duration, job control, etc.), environmental (chemical or biological sources) or design-related hazards (such as nonadjustable furniture or equipment). Job stress that results when the requirements of the job do not match the capabilities or resources of the worker may also result in illness.
When quitting smoking many people feel the need
for help in the form of a tobacco substitute. There are a wide variety of
different products billed as alternatives to smoking that are supposedly healthier.
The main additive in cigarettes that makes them so addictive is
nicotine. Hence most of the products that aim to replace smoking are nicotine
replacements such as nicotine gum, inhalers, patches and medications.
Other products are sold as smokeless tobacco such as snuff and hookah or as better because they are low yield cigarettes. Not all of these smoking substitutes are
healthy or even better than cigarettes.
Tobacco use can lead to nicotine dependence and serious health problems. Cessation can significantly reduce the risk of suffering from smoking-related diseases. Tobacco dependence is a chronic condition that often requires repeated interventions, but effective treatments and helpful resources exist. Smokers can and do quit smoking. In fact, today there are more former smokers than current smokers.
Small changes can make a big difference in reducing your chances of having alcohol-related problems. Whatever strategies you choose, give them a fair trial. If one approach doesn't work, try something else. But if you haven't made progress in cutting down after 2 to 3 months, consider quitting drinking altogether, seeking professional help, or both.
Here are some strategies to try, and you can add your own at the end. Check off perhaps two or three to try in the next week or two. Then click List my choices, and you can print or email them to yourself.
-- Keep track -Keep track of how much you drink. Find a way that works for you, carry drinking tracker cards in your wallet, make check marks on a kitchen calendar, or enter notes in a mobile phone notepad or personal digital assistant. Making note of each drink before you drink it may help you slow down when needed.
-- Count and measure -Know the standard drink sizes so you can count your drinks accurately. Measure drinks at home. Away from home, it can be hard to keep track, especially with mixed drinks, and at times, you may be getting more alcohol than you think. With wine, you may need to ask the host or server not to "top off" a partially filled glass.
-- Set goals -Decide how many days a week you want to drink and how many drinks you'll have on those days. It's a good idea to have some days when you don't drink. Drinkers with the lowest rates of alcohol use disorders stay within the low-risk limits.
-- Pace and space -When you do drink, pace yourself. Sip slowly. Have no more than one standard drink with alcohol per hour. Have "drink spacers"—make every other drink a non-alcoholic one, such as water, soda, or juice.
-- Include food -Don't drink on an empty stomach. Eat some food so the alcohol will be absorbed into your system more slowly.
-- Find alternatives -If drinking has occupied a lot of your time, then fill free time by developing new, healthy activities, hobbies, and relationships, or renewing ones you've missed. If you have counted on alcohol to be more comfortable in social situations, manage moods, or cope with problems, then seek other, healthy ways to deal with those areas of your life.
-- Avoid "triggers." -What triggers your urge to drink? If certain people or places make you drink even when you don't want to, try to avoid them. If certain activities, times of day, or feelings trigger the urge, plan something else to do instead of drinking. If drinking at home is a problem, keep little or no alcohol there.
-- Plan to handle urges -When you cannot avoid a trigger and an urge hits, consider these options: Remind yourself of your reasons for changing (it can help to carry them in writing or store them in an electronic message you can access easily). Or talk things through with someone you trust. Or get involved with a healthy, distracting activity, such as physical exercise or a hobby that doesn't involve drinking. Or, instead of fighting the feeling, accept i
Don't give up
Changing habits such as smoking, overeating, or drinking too much can take a lot of effort, and you may not succeed with the first try. Setbacks are common, but you learn more each time. Each try brings you closer to your goal. Whatever course you choose, give it a fair trial.
If one approach doesn't work, try something else. If a setback happens, get back on track as quickly as possible. In the long run, your chances for success are good.
Research shows that most heavy drinkers, even those with alcoholism, either cut back significantly or quit.
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a set of symptoms that people who have a history of alcoholism experience when they stop drinking. People who are casual drinkers rarely have withdrawal symptoms.
People who have gone through withdrawal before are more likely to have withdrawal symptoms each time they quit drinking.
Symptoms of alcohol withdrawal can range from severe to mild, and can include:
-- Insomnia
-- Nightmares
-- Irritability
-- Fatigue
-- Shakes
-- Sweats
-- Anxiety
-- Depression
-- Headaches
-- Decreased appetite
Severe withdrawal symptoms include fever, convulsions and delirium tremens (DTs). Those who experience DTs may become confused, anxious and even have hallucinations. DTs can be very serious if they are not treated by a doctor.
Eat healthy
-- Eat a variety of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains every day.
-- Limit foods and drinks high in calories, sugar, salt, fat, and alcohol.
-- Eat a balanced diet to help keep a healthy weight.
--
Learn the Facts
When you get a preventive medical test,
you're not just doing it for yourself. You're doing it for your family and
loved ones:
-- Men are 24 percent less likely than women
to have visited a doctor within the past year and are 22 percent more likely to
have neglected their cholesterol tests.
-- Men are 28 percent more likely than women
to be hospitalized for congestive heart failure.
-- Men are 32 percent more likely than women
to be hospitalized for long-term complications of diabetes and are more than
twice as likely than women to have a leg or foot amputated due to complications
related to diabetes.
-- Men are 24 percent more likely than women
to be hospitalized for pneumonia that could have been prevented by getting an
immunization.
The single most important way you can take
care of yourself and those you love is to actively take part in your health
care. Educate yourself on health care and participate in decisions with your
doctor. This site will help you get started.
Learn the Facts
When you get a preventive medical test, you're not just doing it for yourself. You're doing it for your family and loved ones:
-- Men are 24 percent less likely than women to have visited a doctor within the past year and are 22 percent more likely to have neglected their cholesterol tests.
-- Men are 28 percent more likely than women to be hospitalized for congestive heart failure.
-- Men are 32 percent more likely than women to be hospitalized for long-term complications of diabetes and are more than twice as likely than women to have a leg or foot amputated due to complications related to diabetes.
-- Men are 24 percent more likely than women to be hospitalized for pneumonia that could have been prevented by getting an immunization.
The single most important way you can take care of yourself and those you love is to actively take part in your health care. Educate yourself on health care and participate in decisions with your doctor. This site will help you get started.
When you get a preventive medical test, you're not just doing it for yourself. You're doing it for your family and loved ones:
Men are 24 percent less likely than women to have visited a doctor within the past year and are 22 percent more likely to have neglected their cholesterol tests.
Men are 28 percent more likely than women to be hospitalized for congestive heart failure.
Men are 32 percent more likely than women to be hospitalized for long-term complications of diabetes and are more than twice as likely than women to have a leg or foot amputated due to complications related to diabetes.
Men are 24 percent more likely than women to be hospitalized for pneumonia that could have been prevented by getting an immunization.
The single most important way you can take care of yourself and those you love is to actively take part in your health care. Educate yourself on health care and participate in decisions with your doctor. This site will help you get started.
Cancer screening is an essential part of preventative health screening for women of all ages. Here you can read about screening for breast and gynecological cancers.
Injury is the #1 killer of children and teens in the United States. In 2009, more than 9,000 youth age 0-19 died from unintentional injuries in the United States. Millions more children suffer injuries requiring treatment in the emergency department. Leading causes of child injury include motor vehicle crashes, suffocation, drowning, poisoning, fires, and falls.1 Child injury is predictable and preventable. It is also among the most under-recognized public health problems facing our country today.
Progress has been made in preventing child injury. Child injury death rates have decreased 29% in the last decade.2 Yet injury is still the leading cause of death for children and teens. More can be done to keep our children safe.
Shiatsu is a physical therapy that supports
and strengthens the body’s natural ability to heal and balance itself. It works
on the whole person - not just a physical body, but also a psychological,
emotional and spiritual being.
Shiatsu originated in Japan from traditional
Chinese medicine, with influences from more recent Western therapies. Although
shiatsu means ‘finger pressure’ in Japanese, in practise a practitioner uses
touch, comfortable pressure and manipulative techniques to adjust the body’s
physical structure and balance its energy flow. It is a deeply relaxing
experience and regular treatments can alleviate stress and illness and maintain
health and well-being.
An herb is a plant or plant part used for
its scent, flavor or therapeutic properties. Herbal medicine products are dietary supplements that
people take to improve their health. Many herbs have been used for a long time
for claimed health benefits. They are sold as tablets, capsules, powders, teas,
extracts and fresh or dried plants. However, some can cause health problems,
some are not effective and some may interact with other drugs you are taking.
2. 1
Overview
Cycling is the use of bicycles for
transport, recreation or sport. This topic will give
you information on how to cycle safely, tips on
how to improve your performance and plans that
will enable you to log your training.
3. 2
Biking to work
While there are many advantages to biking
to work, what about the logistics? How do bikers
carry their “stuff,”
factor in the extra time needed to shower and
change clothes at work, run
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Biking to work
errands after work (like grocery shopping), let
alone manage to pick up a child
from school? For many people, biking to work is
simply not feasible. But for
those who really want to, there are creative ways
around these challenges.
Schubauer-Berigan lives seven miles from
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Biking to work
work, and it takes her about 35 minutes to bike to
Hamilton. She is grateful
that CDC has health and fitness facilities, enabling
her to take a shower and
change clothes after biking to work in the morning.
She doesn’t bike to work
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Biking to work
every day because she needs at least one day a
week to “haul in the heavy
stuff.” Two packs on the rear of her bike can
accommodate her groceries (when she
makes a stop after work) and also carry a change
of clothes and other items.
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Biking to work
She keeps toiletries and a pair of work shoes in a
locker at work. Encrypted
flash drives on the Citgo network enable her to
minimize the paperwork that she
needs to carry home on the one day a week when
she teleworks.
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Biking to work
**Avoiding the Pitfalls**
Perhaps the greatest challenges that bikers
face—are drivers on the road. Bikers generally
categorize three major areas of
difficulty: When a driver sideswipes a biker while
trying to pass; “dooring”—when
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Biking to work
**Avoiding the Pitfalls**
someone who’s parallel parked on the street opens
their driver side door; and
when a driver coming from the opposite direction
wrongly makes a turn directly
in front of a cyclist, causing the biker to swerve and
possibly lose control.
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Biking to work
**Avoiding the Pitfalls**
Cyclists are advised to protect themselves
by not hugging the curb. When bikers ride close to
the curb, drivers tend to
squeeze in between the center line and the cyclist,
and that can cause a
collision.
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Biking to work
**Avoiding the Pitfalls**
Some drivers don’t know how to react to a
cyclist on the road or how to drive around them.
Most cyclists would advise
auto drivers to slow down and be patient. Wait for
an opportunity to pass a
biker and allow plenty of room. Treat the bike as if
it were a slow-moving
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Biking to work
**Avoiding the Pitfalls**
vehicle, and don’t honk the horn, as that can be
distracting.
Cyclists are often their own worst enemy,
says Schubauer-Berigan, when they don’t adhere
to the traffic laws or when they
drive recklessly, such as weaving in between cars.
“When I ride with other
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Biking to work
**Avoiding the Pitfalls**
people, we’re sticklers about following all the
traffic rules, stopping behind
a car at an intersection, just as if we were another
car. Now, that also means
that we’re dependent on drivers behind us to treat
us kindly, as it takes a
little while for us to get going.”
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Safety tips
**Safety Tips:**
-- Ride in a straight line, obey traffic signs
and signals, and do not weave in and out of traffic.
Riding predictably reduces
your chances of a crash with a motor vehicle.
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Safety tips
**Safety Tips:**
-- Look, signal and look again before
changing lanes or making a turn. Establish eye
contact with drivers. Seeing a
driver is often not enough. Make sure drivers see
you before executing a turn
or riding in front of a turning car.
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Safety tips
**Safety Tips:**
-- Watch out for car doors. Be prepared for
the possibility that a car door may be opened in
your path. When possible,
leave room between yourself and parked cars (3
feet is generally recommended)
so that you can avoid a door that opens
unexpectedly.
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Safety tips
**Safety Tips:**
-- Stay visible. Wear brightly colored
clothing for daytime riding. At night, use reflective
materials and lights.
-- Use Your bell. Your bell alerts drivers,
pedestrians and other cyclists to your presence, it
is required by law.
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Safety tips
**Safety Tips:**
-- Don't wear earphones. By law you may wear
one earbud, but keeping your ears clear is a much
safer choice.
-- Wear a helmet. Helmets are required by law
for children age 13 or younger and working
cyclists, helmets are a good idea