If you want the same rights as motorists, you must accept the same responsibilities. If you're too afraid of cars, then maybe walking is a better option for you. Anyone brave enough to fight crime shouldn't cower at a Geo Metro. From my perspective as a pedestrian, I've got to say that sidewalk bikers suck like an 8-pound Oreck. I hope some high school physics student can free up some time and tutor Lil Milton .
More mass means MORE force.
More force means more pain when your ass meets the ice. Neither the gyroscopic effect of turning bike tires, nor the direction of force applied by a tire to the ground will make your ass hurt less. That's so unusual. She was kinda freaked. Call it her Midwestern charm, but she said the vibe was like being at the Loring on a night when the place is 99 percent populated with Eurotrash wannabes, in Gawdawful Van Damme ponytails and cheesy waiter's garb duds.