Originally Posted by rocknrollgirl
Here's the TE thread about Jenny. She was assaulted and murdered in Atlanta last July.
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...jennifer+ewing
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View Poll Results: Have you ever felt "unsafe" when riding alone?
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Yes, all the time! I ride in dodgy neighbourhoods or areas where noone's around
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Yes, But only once or twice, not on a regular basis
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Yes, But that's because of TRAFFIC not because there's a chance of being assaulted
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No... Not really
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Of Course not!!! I'm EMPOWERED when I'm on my bike
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Thread: RIDE without fear
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01-14-2007, 11:09 AM #1
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01-14-2007, 11:29 AM #2
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as people have been posting about what enters their minds while they are biking, sometimes i get nervous thoughts too, but generally speaking, i am alert and not frightened.
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01-14-2007, 01:57 PM #3
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Around here there is the potential to be assaulted, I suppose. Mostly I'm afraid of traffic. I've been riding on roads, had cars come up behind me and pass me with minimal clearance. This is on a regular road, not really wide, but not narrow by any means and I felt as though I could reach out and touch the side of their car as they passed. If I wobble at all, I would've been toast.
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01-16-2007, 06:01 AM #4
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I have not felt unsafe except because of traffic, and then only very rarely.
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01-16-2007, 07:58 AM #5
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I ride on a country road. There is not a lot of traffic. But every once in a while i get the willies. I think it is to much coffee on those days.
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01-16-2007, 08:30 AM #6
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Never felt worried out on my road bike but mountain well hmm Im always a little worried about Cougars and Bears - does that count. The line from Wizard of Oz often goes through my head. Lions and Tigers and Bears OH NO!!!!!
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01-16-2007, 11:01 AM #7
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I used to ride the Silver Comet all the time - alone. Since Jenny's murder, I haven't been able to ride there alone. They've put up a lovely little cross on the side of the trail, and the group always gets a little quiet as we spin past it. I'm sure that I could ride out there alone, but I prefer not to.
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