Apologies for giving more info than is actually needed. Much of it is purely for interest sake. Oom Neels lives in the small town where we live. He was born here nearly 80 years ago. The furthest he has ever travelled in his life was to a town in the vicinity, 110km from here. He never married and has never owned a motor car. He lives off an old age pension of I think R817/month. He goes to our "big" town, 12km or so from his house, a couple of times a week by bicycle. On the back of his (ladies frame)Genesis is a Clover crate that holds the bread, pumpkin, dog food and a little bit of meat that he buys from town. There is no electricity in his rented house. His eyesight is not good, he's got some digestive problems, but for the rest of his physical condition one can only be grateful. His mind is sharp like a Minora blade, his spirit gentle. He tells about falling over on the bicycle last week:..."toe hulle my optel en ek voel nog oraait, het ek net my hoed afgehaal en die Vader gedank dat Hy my bewaar het". The impact was on his hip, and I believe his cycling contributed to it not being broken. Now to the purpose of this post. At 80 years of age one is not the most stable on a bicycle. What suggestions do you guys have that we can do to ensure his mobility and also make for a safer, more stable HPV? We should also bare in mind his visibility in traffic. Three wheels, four wheels? Has someone maybe seen something that you can suggest? For me it is such a delight to invest in the life of such a remarkable person. Thanks for listening, thanks for your thoughts. Jacques.Jakes2007-08-18 14:08:16
