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August 22nd, 2007 issue

Bike tips

I have ridden 135,000 miles on a bicycle since 1972 (“Accidents rise amid bicycle boom,” News, Aug. 15–21). I’ve never been injured by an automobile. I would say that a good set of lights makes a bicycle more visible, and gives motorists more time to react.
The best safety advice I can give is to yield the right of way to trucks, buses and the impatient motorists.
It is also a good idea to stop your bicycle and wait for traffic to pass before pulling onto a major road. I know there are some who turn without stopping and use the lane margin as if it were an “acceleration lane” on a superhighway. I’ve done it myself, when I was younger. The problem is that not all motorists have a masterful control of their automobiles.
All traffic should slow down and use a little more caution. If bicycles slow down for safety, cars should slow down as well.
James Donohue
Sea Cliff, New York, U.S.A.
Taxi gouge
I have recently returned from spending most of the summer in Romania and Bulgaria. It’s interesting to note that 10 years ago Bucharest, Sofia and Prague all had similar problems with taxi drivers who gouge tourists (“Signs point visitors to fairer fares,” News, Aug. 15–21). The good news is that Bucharest and Sofia have solved the problem. … The bad news is that Prague remains the absolute worst place to catch a cab in Europe.
Mark Baker
Prague
Flood control
Are your emergency services properly trained and equipped to handle swift water and flood rescue operations, including animal rescues, based on current industry standards? (“Bém says Prague prepared for floods,” News, Aug. 15–21)
If not, then Prague is definitely not “prepared for floods.’ Who will be there to rescue people (and animals) who get caught in dangerous floodwaters? You cannot improvise floodwater rescue with a rope and determination only, for the safety of firefighters, police officers and anyone else who tries to help.
If your emergency services have been properly trained and equipped and have worked out a comprehensive floodwater rescue plan, then, yes, you have earned the title of this article.
N.J. Rigg
Los Angeles
Contipro cool
Dear Ms. Hulpachová,
I enjoyed your fascinating article about Contipro (“Going it alone,” Business, Aug. 15–21).
As a biochemist and a patent attorney, it is encouraging for me to read about a company such as Contipro that is succeeding by doing things the right way.
Thank you for your efforts to tell this story that is worth hearing.
G. David McClure Jr.
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A.


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