Tidbits of Knowledge

Well folks, I remain amazed at what occurs here in the triangular realm called Trike Asylum. Started for fun in early 2010 to share this cool little transportation device I had discovered, something called a tricycle, this website has steadily grown, not only in size, but in daily visits from people all over Earth.

There are currently 109 dedicated pages accessible by the menus, along with many additional pages of archived posts, putting the total page count close to 140. Regarding visitation, we have been topping the 15,000 monthly mark on and off for a while now, but April 2013 saw a rift in the energy field of trike pilots – as of last night at midnight, 17,094 visits were recorded for the 30 days of April. Each week saw more than 4,000 hits. That was an average of 570 visits daily. This is getting a little bit crazy! I need to take a long trike trip!

Three-fourths of human powered cycling fatalities in the United States political container are caused by head injuries. The good news is that if we wear a helmet while riding, this strategy alone is up to 85% effective at reducing risk of head injury in a cycling crash. Of course, these figures are centered on two wheeled cyclists, and since well-flagged and highly visible tricycles are far and away safer in traffic than typical bicycles, which fade into a state of near invisibility to motorists, we have a huge added advantage.

In 2010, roughly 20%, or one-fifth, of human powered cycling fatalities involved a rider with a blood alcohol level exceeding the state’s legal limit. In other words, there are an awful lot of cyclists out there riding drunk! Brings a whole new meaning to driving under the influence. Interestingly, the figures for pedestrians is quite alarming also. The good news is that so far, I have yet to hear of a drunk trike pilot without a helmet getting smushed out there. Keep up the good work people – drive sober with a skid lid!

Here in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, trike pilots who get a flat tire or have a broken down trike out on the road are covered for roadside assistance or transport if they have a vehicle insured by AAA. Hows that for service? Wow.

Every day in the United States, approximately 10,000 people turn 65 years of age. That’s roughly 3,650,000 each year, or 417 per minute, or 7 every second. Might be a good trike market.