Comments for Yvonne Bambrick http://yvonnebambrick.com My business card and then some... Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:16:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on No lights? No Excuse! by John Godfrey Spragge http://yvonnebambrick.com/2011/12/18/no-lights-no-excuse/#comment-580 John Godfrey Spragge Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:16:36 +0000 http://yvonnebambrick.com/?p=155#comment-580 I have had lights stolen too -- on one memorable occasion they got away with my seat, post, back light and all my tools. But I now keep a set of emergency lights on my helmet. If someone steals my bike light, I can make it home with my helmet lights. I have had lights stolen too — on one memorable occasion they got away with my seat, post, back light and all my tools. But I now keep a set of emergency lights on my helmet. If someone steals my bike light, I can make it home with my helmet lights.

]]> Comment on No lights? No Excuse! by Astrid http://yvonnebambrick.com/2011/12/18/no-lights-no-excuse/#comment-577 Astrid Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:08:46 +0000 http://yvonnebambrick.com/?p=155#comment-577 [corrected posting] Great point! This is one of the four key things to remember which I stressed in the defensive cycling essay “<a href="http://accozzaglia.ca/2011/11/07/you-own-your-space/" rel="nofollow">You own your space</a>”, published the afternoon of Jenna Morrison’s death. Lights are non-negotiable in what you must have before riding between dusk and dawn. If you really want to do it safely, use lights anytime it isn’t sunny or brightly cloudy (which only really happens in the summer months). [corrected posting]

Great point! This is one of the four key things to remember which I stressed in the defensive cycling essay “You own your space”, published the afternoon of Jenna Morrison’s death.

Lights are non-negotiable in what you must have before riding between dusk and dawn. If you really want to do it safely, use lights anytime it isn’t sunny or brightly cloudy (which only really happens in the summer months).

]]> Comment on No lights? No Excuse! by David Anderson http://yvonnebambrick.com/2011/12/18/no-lights-no-excuse/#comment-575 David Anderson Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:45:59 +0000 http://yvonnebambrick.com/?p=155#comment-575 You're right Yvonne! No excuses! My solution is dynamo lighting in my front hub with wired lights. Though somewhat costly, they're very reliable, and hard to steal. And I know they've saved my skin and maybe my life because they are continuous and BRIGHT. Car drivers usually give me a wide berth. Whew! As a sometime car driver I am hyper aware of bicycle riders, but at night, bikes with no lights are putting themselves in extreme danger! Please, please everyone light your bikes! The brighter the better. You’re right Yvonne! No excuses! My solution is dynamo lighting in my front hub with wired lights. Though somewhat costly, they’re very reliable, and hard to steal. And I know they’ve saved my skin and maybe my life because they are continuous and BRIGHT. Car drivers usually give me a wide berth. Whew!
As a sometime car driver I am hyper aware of bicycle riders, but at night, bikes with no lights are putting themselves in extreme danger! Please, please everyone light your bikes! The brighter the better.

]]> Comment on Connecting Community in Kensington Market by Michael Went http://yvonnebambrick.com/2011/03/31/connecting-community-in-kensington/#comment-99 Michael Went Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:46:08 +0000 http://yvonnebambrick.com/?p=83#comment-99 Congratulations on a well-deserved appointment! Congratulations on a well-deserved appointment!

]]> Comment on Random acts of kindness: $ for cycling by Michael Holloway http://yvonnebambrick.com/2011/03/04/random-acts-of-kindness-money-for-cycling/#comment-68 Michael Holloway Fri, 04 Mar 2011 21:54:40 +0000 http://yvonnebambrick.com/?p=81#comment-68 Very effective campaign - especially if old media pick up the story. Very effective campaign – especially if old media pick up the story.

]]> Comment on Reporting: International Women’s Day – Film Screening and Panel Discussion by Anne Burbidge http://yvonnebambrick.com/2011/03/02/international-women%e2%80%99s-day-film-screening-and-panel/#comment-65 Anne Burbidge Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:46:13 +0000 http://yvonnebambrick.com/?p=70#comment-65 Looks like a great event! Congrats on the new gig. Looks like a great event! Congrats on the new gig.

]]> Comment on Bikes: Growing the local economy by Melanie http://yvonnebambrick.com/2011/02/28/bikes-growing-the-local-economy/#comment-64 Melanie Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:27:11 +0000 http://yvonnebambrick.com/?p=68#comment-64 I agree. My partner and I were gifted a car from an uncle. Though I love having it as an option for out-of-town travel, most of the time I feel weighed down by the expense of repairs, insurance and fuel. My bicycle, on the other hand, fills me with nothing but feelings of ease and joy. I would much rather spend that extra money here in Toronto on local goods and services. I agree. My partner and I were gifted a car from an uncle. Though I love having it as an option for out-of-town travel, most of the time I feel weighed down by the expense of repairs, insurance and fuel. My bicycle, on the other hand, fills me with nothing but feelings of ease and joy. I would much rather spend that extra money here in Toronto on local goods and services.

]]> Comment on Bikes: Growing the local economy by Sam Perry http://yvonnebambrick.com/2011/02/28/bikes-growing-the-local-economy/#comment-62 Sam Perry Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:13:46 +0000 http://yvonnebambrick.com/?p=68#comment-62 Thanks Yvonne. This is a great counter-argument when drivers start going off about all the taxes they pay, and how they support everyone and pay for everything. Drivers pay a lot, but much of that $$$ ends up in questionable places, whereas bike money--both spent and saved--largely stays local. Thanks Yvonne. This is a great counter-argument when drivers start going off about all the taxes they pay, and how they support everyone and pay for everything. Drivers pay a lot, but much of that $$$ ends up in questionable places, whereas bike money–both spent and saved–largely stays local.

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]]> Comment on Need a new Headshot? Check out my Portrait Photography Service! by Renata Janis http://yvonnebambrick.com/2011/02/03/portrait-photography-service/#comment-53 Renata Janis Fri, 04 Feb 2011 19:21:17 +0000 http://yvonnebambrick.com/?p=36#comment-53 Hey Girlfriend! Great idea....hope you sell lots and lots! Renata Hey Girlfriend!
Great idea….hope you sell lots and lots!
Renata

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