garkon38 wrote:

"C'mon -- seriously? You have so much trouble starting up on your bike that it's "dangerous" for you to stop?"

It is dangerous for anyone riding a bicycle, not just me. This is physics, as I said. It was discussed in great detail in a article by Wilbur Wright, who understood the physics of bicycles quite well. Anyone observing people riding bicycles will see this. As I mentioned, I personally have not fallen while starting up, but I have seen many people fall or swerve while starting up, including an experienced rider a few days ago.

I suggest you stop personalizing this discussion and refrain from ad hominem attacks, and also the slippery slope logical fallacy and exaggeration. Just because I say that stopping completely is comparatively hazardous that does not mean that I personally am incapable of stopping and starting or that I need training wheels. I suggest that the safest way to ride is to first slow down to slower than a walking pace, giving yourself as much time as a car driver takes, and then stop completely if necessary. I base this suggestion on the physics of bicycles -- which are quite different from cars -- and the skill level of a typical rider. I may be incorrect, but your childish and inflammatory response does not make your case.