I personally know more people who’ve gotten somewhat badly injured biking drunk (clipless pedals…) than who have hurt themselves or others driving… (1 vs 0)
Actually now that i think about it, the car accident people i know are dead, that’s why i didn’t remember… (2 fatalities that i can think of, not sure if alcohol was even involved).
Agreed. Most people think that biking drunk is harmless, and it mostly is. My friend got badly hurt but she’s still alive; and that was part of her turning her life around. Unlike the people i know who were killed by cars.
Even then, another bonus with biking vs drinking and driving, you can get off your bike and walk home with your bike. With cars you can’t do the same, and, at least in my area, there a lot of times you can leave your car overnight at places. So there’s a huge incentive to drive it or pay for a ticket (which of course, pay the ticket over a DUI, but still).
The utility of attaching your feet to the pedals, either with clipless, or flats with the long pegs, is so your feet don’t fly off in rock gardens. Having a strong stance is more important, but clipless helps. It also helps doing bunny hops and things.
The kind of pedal and shoe you use is a personal preference.
That said, she wouldn’t have been hurt as bad if she had been riding normal pedals
I personally know more people who’ve gotten somewhat badly injured biking drunk (clipless pedals…) than who have hurt themselves or others driving… (1 vs 0)
Actually now that i think about it, the car accident people i know are dead, that’s why i didn’t remember… (2 fatalities that i can think of, not sure if alcohol was even involved).
People should have a right to endanger themselves but not others
Agreed. Most people think that biking drunk is harmless, and it mostly is. My friend got badly hurt but she’s still alive; and that was part of her turning her life around. Unlike the people i know who were killed by cars.
Depends how much. Gone on a bike after a couple of pints before but I wouldn’t after a proper drinking session.
Even then, another bonus with biking vs drinking and driving, you can get off your bike and walk home with your bike. With cars you can’t do the same, and, at least in my area, there a lot of times you can leave your car overnight at places. So there’s a huge incentive to drive it or pay for a ticket (which of course, pay the ticket over a DUI, but still).
The problem is biking after drinking is also really fun :/
There’s your problem. Those things are useless and just increase the chance of falling over.
Turns out 99% of the force is on the downstroke anyway and clipless pedals don’t matter. I will die on this hill, I’ve read the studies
My friends are mountain bikers.
The utility of attaching your feet to the pedals, either with clipless, or flats with the long pegs, is so your feet don’t fly off in rock gardens. Having a strong stance is more important, but clipless helps. It also helps doing bunny hops and things.
The kind of pedal and shoe you use is a personal preference.
That said, she wouldn’t have been hurt as bad if she had been riding normal pedals