What are good things about having a bicycle?

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Hello! My friend really wants a bicycle but her parents don't let her have one because it takes too much place in her flat. So she decited to make a list of good things and bad things about having a bike. Can you tell me what do you think, what is good about having a bike?

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1 - It's healthy to ride a bike.
2 - It's possible to buy a bike that you can fold + comes with a bag^^b
3 - There is no carbon release
4 - There is one for every taste
5 - It's easy to clean and maintain
6 - It's affordable
7 - It's fun to ride
8 - You can use a front-basket and the back to store things in
9 - You can park it almost everywhere
10 - You don't have to worry about any traffic jam^^b
11 - You can buy the new trendy helmets, that looks like a hat - Awesome!

Good luck :D

How should I plan a bicycle trip across Washington?

Stan Thomp

I have been thinking about riding my bike across Washington, starting in Spokane and ending up in Seattle. I believe the distance is about about 450 miles, which is much farther than any other biking trip I've been on. I'm not sure exactly how I should plan it out, exactly.
As for specifics, I have a ten-speed mountain bike, I'm going to make the trip alone, and I don't plan on spending my nights at motels.

If anyone has any advice on preparing for this, let me know!

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Wow there is a lot to plan. Its seems like second nature if you've done it though.

1. make sure your bike is in top shape, tune and lube.
2. use smooth road tires not knobbies. Keep them pumped up.
3. Bring essential tools, several tubes, patch kit, levers, pump, hex wrenches etc.
4. Have a small camp flashlight and waterproof tent.
5. carry clothes you can layer - especially for the night if you aren't bringing a sleeping bag, you need water a proof wind breaker for sure.
6. carry a phone and cash. Sunglasses and clear lens glasses as well.
7. A couple garbage bags, bungee cords can come in handy.
8. Always carry enough water and small snack-able type food if you can't get to a store for a while.
9. plan your route so you have plenty of overnight options - you may want to do more or less miles some days.
10. helmet, bright jackets/shirts, good gloves and padded shorts
11. if you're going to cook, small alum pan, backpack type stove.
12. make sure to pick up extra water or sports drinks before you camp and your dinner and the next morning's meal too.

There more but that's a lot of what I remember doing for my trips back in the day. Have a blast and don't forget the map

Once you've done it once you know all the other small things.

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Question for people who are experianced nurses/docs?

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JuliaShort

My mom is a nurse and doing a presentation on bicycle safety. (Wearing a helmet, etc...) We are already projecting pictures and my mom is doing a plastic-egg-filled-with-jelly drop as an example of someone not wearing their helmet and falling off their bike. She's also giving out coloring books to the younger ones. She's teaching two groups: 7th/8th graders and around 3rd/4th graders. Do you have any ideas on how to grab their attention and to make it more interesting? Thanks a bunch!

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Make it funny...include funny stuff in between the important messages. Nothing bores people more than a well-intended lecturer presenting morbid facts and examples...like the "look at these lungs" presentations to discourage smoking. If it bores adults, it will put kids to sleep! I taught girl scouts/brownies about horse care years ago. I invented a cartoon horse, drew cartoons on large poster boards, and included the important information in a story line. Those kids are now adults and when I run into them on occasion, every one of them talks about the adventures of "Dobbin" and how much they learned. Most importantly, they actually followed the precautions and still remembered them years later. My presentations were targeting girls around 10 years old, give or take (can't remember exactly). If I were your mom, I'd draw a face on the egg, name it, make a body and bike for it, and create a story line that is 50% funny and 50% facts. For 3rd and 4th graders I'd include their issues; for 7th and 8th graders I'd create a different story line...more teen issues. Maybe give the egg a cool hairdo...even a fan blowing it "in the wind" before the fall. Develop an introduction that prepares them to be bored...then shock them with funny and keep rolling. I'm also a nurse...and a very funny but effective college instructor...humor always worked for me, and my students actually enjoyed learning!

Tell me of ways to be strange and unexpected?

Yordan Tac

Don't ask why, because even I can't give you an explanation. It's just one of those things that I feel necessary for my life. I just feel this way. Just give me your best shots and don't say stuff like yelling "Pancake!!!!" to random people on the street. Think unexpected, not crazy!

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I am an expert at the art of randomness:
1. Sing the Batman theme incessantly.
2. Go though the Mc Donald's drive through and tell them that you order is "to go"
3.Amuse yourself for endless hours by hooking a camcorder to your TV and then pointing it at the screen.
4. Talk only in a Wall-E voice
5. Stomp on little plastic ketchup packets.
6.Name your dog "Dog."
7.Declare your apartment an independent nation, and sue your neighbors upstairs for "violating your airspace."
8.Claim that you must always wear a bicycle helmet as part of your "astronaut training."
9.Erect an elaborate network of ropes in your backyard, and tell the neighbors you are a "spider person."
10.Adjust the tint on your TV so that all the people are green, and insist to others that you "like it that way."
11.Holler random numbers while someone is counting.
12.ONLY TYPE IN UPPERCASE.
13. As much as possible, skip rather than walk
14.Mow your lawn with scissors
15. Ask the waitress for an extra seat for your "imaginary friend."
16.Routinely handcuff yourself to furniture, informing the curious that you don't want to fall off "in case the big one comes."
17. Buy a large quantity of orange traffic cones and reroute whole streets.
18. Wear all your clothes inside-out or backwards.
19. when in an elavator, draw a circle on the floor and tell everyone that it is your "personal space"
20. Give a play-by-play account of a person's every action

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do i need to know anything important before bike riding on bike lanes in chicago?

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Anthony

Its finally summer, and for once i plan on using the old bike in my garage to go places. Are there any rules or things i should know before I hit the streets?

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Designated bike lanes are a joke! Separate but equal? My @ss! All a bike lane does is put you in the "no zone". "No officer, I didn't see the guy on the bike." Or if they do see you - the ignore zone. Ignore 'em, they got their own lane.

The most common occurrence in a bike lane is the old "right hook". Cars will pass on your left & make an IMMEDIATE right turn DEAD in front of you. As you approach a 3 way or 4 way intersection in a bike lane, scan around for cars possibly looking to turn. That's why a helmet mirror is important.
http://www.amazon.com/Safe-Zone-Bicycle-Helmet-Mirror/dp/B003LVHZ4O/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top/189-4719599-8876809

And what happens if you need to make a left turn? Now you are forced to cross out of the bike lane and cross one (or more) traffic lanes to get into the proper lane.

Rules? You follow the SAME rules & regulations as motorized traffic. Plus there is a separate set of laws for cyclists. http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/dsd_a143.pdf See the illustration on page 7? Forget it!!! That shows a line of bicyclists riding way TOO close to the curb! NEVER ride next to the curb. A) Puts your tires in a vulnerable spot to pick up road debris causing flats. B) Motorists don't SEE you. ALWAYS ride away from the curb 5 feet or so. ALWAYS go around parked cars leaving 5 to 6 feet of space - out of the "door zone".

To my knowledge, there is no law stating you MUST use the bike lane. If cars are parked to close, crossing the white line - or a delivery truck is blocking the bike lane - scan with that mirror - LOOK - signal & get out of the damn bike lane.

I repeat...designated bike lanes are a joke! Most are designed by engineers & city planners who never ride a bicycle.

Can someone help me turn these to better thesis statements?

RandomD

I need to turn these to a better and clear thesis statement. Help please?

1.Applying for a job can be a negative experience.
2.There are many advantages and disadvantages to the countyâs new voting machines.
3.Buying baseball tickets online is one big headache.
4.In this paper I will debate the pros and cons of the controversial motorcycle helmet law.
5.We need to do something about the billboard clutter on the main highway into town.
6.The insurance laws in this country need to be rewritten.
7.Bicycle riding is my favorite exercise because itâs so good for me.
8.In my opinion, Santa Barbara is a fantastic place.
9.The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s had a tremendous effect on this country.
10.All my friends like the band Thriving Ivory, and itâs too bad they donât play more venues around here.

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Here is a little help:

1. The negative impacts of applying for a job can affect interest in submitting future job applications.

2. The advantages of the county's new voting machines outweigh the disadvantages.

7. The health benefits of riding a bicycle include ...

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