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Forum: UK June 14th 13, 03:16 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 1
Views: 126
Posted By Bret Cahill[_3_]
1300 Miles of New Bike Lanes in LA by 2043

A 5X increase in bike lanes in 30 years.

Sounds better than waiting until fuel is $25/gallon and then just
putting concrete barricades on the freeway.

Remember, sitting in traffic causes...
Forum: UK June 4th 13, 05:34 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 7
Views: 169
Posted By Bret Cahill[_3_]
Reclassifying Cars As Prosthetic Devices

Is there any substantive difference between a car and a motorized
wheelchair?

Bret Cahill

any relevance to UK *cycling ?

You were supposed to provide that, i.e., "prosethetic...
Forum: UK May 24th 13, 06:27 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 7
Views: 233
Posted By Bret Cahill[_3_]
Ski Lift Public Transportation

Light rail takes decades of bureaucratic wrangling before the first
passenger ride, requires a large footprint of valuable urban space,
accelerates orders of magnitude more steel...
Forum: UK May 24th 13, 05:08 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 7
Views: 233
Posted By Bret Cahill[_3_]
Ski Lift Public Transportation

Light rail takes decades of bureaucratic wrangling before the first
passenger ride, requires a large footprint of valuable urban space,
accelerates orders of magnitude more steel than...
Forum: UK May 24th 13, 04:30 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 7
Views: 233
Posted By Bret Cahill[_3_]
Ski Lift Public Transportation

Light rail takes decades of bureaucratic wrangling before the first
passenger ride, requires a large footprint of valuable urban space,
accelerates orders of magnitude more steel than flesh and...
Forum: UK May 15th 13, 05:49 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 17
Views: 309
Posted By Bret Cahill[_3_]
High levels of cycling damage sperm

"High levels of cycling training damage sperm"

The more cycling training the sportsmen undertook, both in time and kilometres,
the worse their sperm quality became.

...
Forum: UK April 26th 13, 04:35 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 6
Views: 337
Posted By Bret Cahill[_3_]
Drivers are to blame for most crashes involving motorists andcyclists in Scotland

*"The report by Cycle Law Scotland shows that almost half of all
crashes are caused by drivers failing to spot cyclists at junctions.
The findings are based on evidence from legal cases from...
Forum: UK April 9th 13, 05:45 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 3
Views: 285
Posted By Bret Cahill[_3_]
It started with cycle racing

Anything I might have done that might not be 100% kosher has never
involved cycling.

and ended as the Great Train Robbery.

...
Forum: UK April 1st 13, 06:13 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 7
Views: 292
Posted By Bret Cahill[_3_]
Chasing Squirrels On a Mountain Bike

For pure fun there's nothing like bearing down on a squirrel who has
wandered a little too far from his tree,

Keep an open mind on which way the squirrel might move and the
squirrel...
Forum: UK March 13th 13, 05:46 AM Posted to soc.culture.indian,uk.rec.cycling,soc.culture.british,soc.culture.usa,alt.politics.economics
Replies: 5
Views: 215
Posted By Bret Cahill[_3_]
Britain: a nation in*decay

Britain: a nation in*decay

The UK's problems go far deeper than the cuts agenda. It
simply can't produce enough to revive its ailing economy

By Ha-Joon Chang
The Guardian
Friday,...
Forum: UK March 13th 13, 04:56 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 83
Views: 1,737
Posted By Bret Cahill[_3_]
General Theory of Flat Tires

I'm not yet ready to be "philosophical" about flat tires. *I
still believe massive redundancy is possible with out the
tire becoming too massive.

Cars...
Forum: UK March 10th 13, 05:45 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 83
Views: 1,737
Posted By Bret Cahill[_3_]
General Theory of Flat Tires

I'm not yet ready to be "philosophical" about flat tires. *I still
believe massive redundancy is possible with out the tire becoming too
massive.

If that isn't possible then the...
Forum: UK March 9th 13, 11:16 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 83
Views: 1,737
Posted By Bret Cahill[_3_]
General Theory of Flat Tires

I'm not yet ready to be "philosophical" about flat tires. *I still
believe massive redundancy is possible with out the tire becoming
too massive.

Cars have the capacity to...
Forum: UK March 9th 13, 06:40 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 83
Views: 1,737
Posted By Bret Cahill[_3_]
General Theory of Flat Tires

I'm not yet ready to be "philosophical" about flat tires. *I still
believe massive redundancy is possible with out the tire becoming too
massive.

Cars have the capacity to...
Forum: UK March 9th 13, 06:24 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 83
Views: 1,737
Posted By Bret Cahill[_3_]
General Theory of Flat Tires

I'm not yet ready to be "philosophical" about flat tires. *I still
believe massive redundancy is possible with out the tire becoming
too massive.

Cars have the capacity to carry a...
Forum: UK February 27th 13, 12:34 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 8
Views: 444
Posted By Bret Cahill[_3_]
How Nice London Would Look If All Motor Vehicle Traffic Was Underground

Nothing but pedestrians, cyclists and buses on the street. Maybe the
PM would appear in a car but that would be it.

New York City represented the 20th Century and is _supposed_ to be
scarey...
Forum: UK February 27th 13, 12:13 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 69
Views: 557
Posted By Bret Cahill[_3_]
Removing the Sales Tax From Low End Cycling Gear

Taxing food is regressive and so is taxing the other necessity of
life.

Is there any sales tax on bicycles in the UK?

Bret Cahill

Yes, sales tax over here...
Forum: UK February 26th 13, 02:47 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 42
Views: 1,120
Posted By Bret Cahill[_3_]
Classifying Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motor Vehicles

Another less than formal rigorous argument is the small kid test. A
one or 2 year old will ignore motor vehicles but will smile at
pedestrians and twist out of his seat to follow a cyclist.

Happy...
Forum: UK February 26th 13, 02:37 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 69
Views: 557
Posted By Bret Cahill[_3_]
Removing the Sales Tax From Low End Cycling Gear

Taxing food is regressive and so is taxing the other necessity of
life.

Is there any sales tax on bicycles in the UK?

Bret Cahill

Yes, sales tax over here is known as VAT...
Forum: UK February 24th 13, 11:14 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 42
Views: 1,120
Posted By Bret Cahill[_3_]
Classifying Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motor Vehicles

It's easy to separate motor vehicles from bicycles and pedestrians --
just use those spikes like in gated communities. *Cyclists can slip
between the spikes or stop and...
Forum: UK February 24th 13, 09:36 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 42
Views: 1,120
Posted By Bret Cahill[_3_]
Classifying Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motor Vehicles

It's easy to separate motor vehicles from bicycles and pedestrians --
just use those spikes like in gated communities. *Cyclists can slip
between the spikes or stop and step...
Forum: UK February 24th 13, 06:26 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 42
Views: 1,120
Posted By Bret Cahill[_3_]
Classifying Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motor Vehicles

It's easy to separate motor vehicles from bicycles and
pedestrians -- just use those spikes like in gated communities.
Cyclists can slip between the spikes or stop and...
Forum: UK February 24th 13, 04:41 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 42
Views: 1,120
Posted By Bret Cahill[_3_]
Classifying Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motor Vehicles

It's easy to separate motor vehicles from bicycles and pedestrians --
just use those spikes like in gated communities. *Cyclists can slip
between the spikes or stop and step over...
Forum: UK February 24th 13, 04:25 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 42
Views: 1,120
Posted By Bret Cahill[_3_]
Classifying Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motor Vehicles

It's easy to separate motor vehicles from bicycles and pedestrians
-- just use those spikes like in gated communities. Cyclists can
slip between the spikes or stop and...
Forum: UK February 24th 13, 03:58 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 42
Views: 1,120
Posted By Bret Cahill[_3_]
Classifying Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motor Vehicles

On Feb 24, 2:41*am, "Mrcheerful" wrote:
Squashme wrote:
On Feb 24, 8:29 am, "Mrcheerful" wrote:
Bret Cahill wrote:
It's easy...
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