Cyclist at war!

In article ,
KingOfTheApes writes:
(A parting shot? It sounds like one)

Originally Posted by Bekologist
"Some of the 'bike advocates' in america are overtly in collusion with
the auto lobby to perpetuate autocentric desires that help stunt bike
participation by continuing to predicate a 'cars first' approach to
city streetscape design."

Such as /you/, who are so desirous of sustaining an "us vs them"
warfare instead of a "we" cooperation.

Thank you again for reiterating something I noticed a long time ago...
In the car forums they are more open to bikes than in the bike forums.

Well, at least sometimes your disinformation is amusing.

They understand, for example, the need for bike lanes,

Non-riders (such as yourself) who want bike lanes everywhere,
want them for only one reason -- to force bikes out of the
(perceived) ways of cars. In this, I'm sure John Forester
was right.

and relate to
the argument that more bikes means fewer cars on the road, and thus
fewer traffic jams.

It seems many car forums people want bikes off the roads entirely
because they see riders as obstacles to their self-centred haste.
In truth, in most cases the rider moves a little right, the
overtaking driver moves a little left -- no sweat. But you're
so compelled to make mountains of molehills.

The bike saboteurs put obstacles all the way to impede any progress.
NO BIKE LANES, NO TRAFFIC TAMING --AND NO REVOLUTION.

Complaining about being called on your BS propaganda, eh?

Squirm, worm, squirm.


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"Tom Keats" wrote
Such as /you/, who are so desirous of sustaining an "us vs them"
warfare instead of a "we" cooperation.

Montgomery County Maryland spent many taxpayer dollars building bicycle only
trails through nice parks. Never the less, a club of some 40 riders would
truck out to rural roads two-lane every weekend to ride 3 and 4 abreast,
blocking traffic for miles. Thanks to them I still have an Us vs Them
attitude.

I've never seen that in Florida. Many streets have exclusive bicycle lanes
and riders travel singley or in pairs, strung out to let traffic past.
Thanks to them I haven't gone jousting for years.