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Michael wrote: ------I carted along a machete and broom.------A cop stopped and asked me what the heck I thought I was doing. ----------------------------------------------------------- I was using a machete to clear a thick stand of weeds that was creating a dangerous "blind corner" at a bikepath intersection near a road. Two cops approached me with hands on their guns and ordered me to "Drop your weapon!". They had no comprehension that anyone would choose to do a simple, beneficial thing like that, unless paid. Steve McDonald And my experience was that I took a broom and swept glass off of the public bike trail and even sprayed yellow paint on the broken areas of concrete (to warn people about a drop off)---right across the street from the northside police station and with officers going in and out the entire time, nobody bothered me or took exception to what I was doing. I was even chopping back tree branches that threatened to hit people riding bikes in the head and neck area. Pat in TX (maybe it's a Texas thang) |
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All bikepaths instantly become "multi-use" paths. How could you keep the runners, skaters, etc. off them, even if you tried to ban them? And it's a good thing, as a broader base of users provides more support and acceptance for their construction. Steve McDonald Our bike path (15 miles long) has another, separate path beside it (about 5 yards away) for runners, strollers, and dog walkers, although skaters might have a tough time because it is small, crushed gravel. But, no, everybody likes the bike path instead---and, yes, there are signs that read "Bicycles only." Still, that doesn't stop the people walking their dogs from glaring and giving us dirty looks when we actually try to ride on the bike path. Pat in TX |
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Still, that doesn't stop the people walking their dogs from glaring
and giving us dirty looks when we actually try to ride on the bike path. And that in a nutshell is the separate facilities problem. I'm guessing you Texas boys don't ride on the road? Strike while the iron is hot, I say, jam that vehicle law down their throats, educate, organize and ride in the street that you're paying for. No concessions, no prisoners. No ghetto. -- _______________________ALL AMIGA IN MY MIND_______________________ ------------------"Buddy Holly, the Texas Elvis"------------------ in.edu__________ |
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Rick Onanian wrote:
Too much comes from the "filthy rich" people (god forbid they should have the money that they, or maybe their parents worked for). Nobody, And I mean nobody, works to become filthy rich. They siphon off the work of others, which is their privilege under the capitalist system. You can work hard and effectively to make as much as a hundred thousand $ or more in a year. That requires diligence, strategy, and a run of good luck. More than that can only come by treating others as milk cows. When I hear schemers claiming to have "worked hard" to "earn" their millions, I want to vomit on behalf of the 100s or 1000s of people who provided the actual productivity that generated the actual wealth. Chalo Colina |
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"GRL" wrote in message
... Uh, how much road (or bike path) use taxes do you pay as a bicyclist? Plenty. I pay it in the form of taxes on my Corvette and 4x4 truck. There is also the parks and recreation portion of my real estate taxes on my house. Just because you own a bicycle, that doesn't mean that you don't own a car or truck that you pay lots of taxes on. When I park my truck and ride my bicycle, there is a lot less wear on the roads. This helps make the tax money for roads go a little farther. |
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"Scott Munro" wrote in message
... A) Bike paths are not a federal responsibility. The bike paths here in KC are part of the parks and recreation operation. This is local money. |
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"Chalo" wrote in message
om... Rick Onanian wrote: Too much comes from the "filthy rich" people (god forbid they should have the money that they, or maybe their parents worked for). Nobody, And I mean nobody, works to become filthy rich. They siphon off the work of others, which is their privilege under the capitalist system. Bull. Most of the people who have accumulated great wealth had to take on a lot of initial risk with no guarantee of a payoff in the end. They could have ended up losing a lot of money if things hadn't worked out right. Risk takers are the ones who usually end up with the money and the people who prefer to play it safe with a regular job may never see much of an annual salary. |
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Still, that doesn't stop the people walking their dogs from glaring and giving us dirty looks when we actually try to ride on the bike path. And that in a nutshell is the separate facilities problem. I'm guessing you Texas boys don't ride on the road? Strike while the iron is hot, I say, jam that vehicle law down their throats, educate, organize and ride in the street that you're paying for. No concessions, no prisoners. No ghetto. "Eric S. Sande In the above description, I was talking about a black-top bike path that goes along the Trinity River in the corridor. It is not a road nor are there any roads in the vicinity: essentially, it is in a long, long park. It is a use for the land immediately beside of the river. Pat in TX |
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"Pat" wrote in message
... In the above description, I was talking about a black-top bike path that goes along the Trinity River in the corridor. It is not a road nor are there any roads in the vicinity: essentially, it is in a long, long park. It is a use for the land immediately beside of the river. I can rapidly get across town on the paved bike path because there are no traffic lights or cars to deal with. Much safer to ride along the path next to the creek while in the shade of the trees that grow along the creek. The path goes right behind my house, so I can be on it in about a minute and on my way. We also have very well maintained bike lanes that do not have the debris problem that people complain about. The street sweepers do a very good job of keep the streets clean from curb-to-curb. |
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