Rizal Philippines
June 19, 2017
Happy Rizal (Birth)Day today. It is a holiday in entire Laguna to celebrate the natal day of who is recognized as national hero.
Warning: the pictures are graphic and can be disturbing
From topgear - Nathan Buenconsejo - pinned by jeepney He is a kapadyak from Rain Forest in Pasig City
1127 deaths from bicycle accidents
The article reports that in 2005 to 2013, there were 1127 deaths arising from accidents involving bicycles compared to only 366 involving 4 wheeled or more vehicles. This is 3x more
I have long wanted to write on this to collate my experience on the said topic: perils of biking and how they can be motivated. It always escapes my attention until yesterday when a twenty foot container plowed into several people killing four in Taytay Rizal. Another post at facebook showed a donation campaign for a biker who met an accident in Antipolo: he broke his jaw when his brake locked which caused his fall. He needed jaw reconstruction which cost a lot of money.
Many of us would dismiss or shrug off the dangers and just be careful; when we have to go we go. And we would like to go with our boots on (cleats on) rather than wait for our time on the rocking chair.
I would like to list down classifications of causes/sources of dangers from biking:
