http://googlemapsbikethere.org/2008/04/28/bikepooling/ ...for a safer, healthier, happier world. :-) Fri, 16 May 2008 23:32:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://googlemapsbikethere.org/2008/04/28/bikepooling/#comment-1419 Emily Thu, 01 May 2008 14:14:11 +0000 http://googlemapsbikethere.org/?p=154#comment-1419 I'm glad bike pooling is gaining interest. I bike pooled to school all through elementary and high school, but I didn't know it at the time. It was called "meet you at the corner and we'll ride together, ok?" It was great for visibility, especially as my route to high school was along a couple of busy streets and it was early (7:30). It was also fun. If there were extraordinary potholes or other hazards or surprises, the front rider would shout over her shoulder "pot hole!" to warn the other. We do this when riding horses either on roadsides (ick, talk about feeling endangered!) or on trails - "low branch" or "big puddle" are helpful to hear. Don't discount the safety aspect of bike pooling too; a flat, a fall, a whatever, is much easier handled with a buddy. I’m glad bike pooling is gaining interest. I bike pooled to school all through elementary and high school, but I didn’t know it at the time. It was called “meet you at the corner and we’ll ride together, ok?” It was great for visibility, especially as my route to high school was along a couple of busy streets and it was early (7:30). It was also fun. If there were extraordinary potholes or other hazards or surprises, the front rider would shout over her shoulder “pot hole!” to warn the other. We do this when riding horses either on roadsides (ick, talk about feeling endangered!) or on trails - “low branch” or “big puddle” are helpful to hear. Don’t discount the safety aspect of bike pooling too; a flat, a fall, a whatever, is much easier handled with a buddy.

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