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"Do not feed the dinosaur! Ride a bike!"
That's the new T-shirt of a series that could change the world. Well,
first you gotta know who the dinosaur is, but I can tell you he's BIG, STUPID and REFUSES TO EVOLVE. He may look like this... http://animals.timduru.org/dirlist/d...nii-Illust.jpg Or he may look like this... http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...Den%26sa %3DN In any case, you may have decided you had it with the stupid beast, and you've decided to give a chance to the smart and small, just like a bike. "Do not feed the dinosaur" seems like a good start. (T-shirt is at bottom) http://webspawner.com/users/bananarevolution Or you may decide to buy something like a Jetta TDI, but I don't have a license to sell VW products. "So you get all the attributes of a commercial truck, but you don't need a commercial driver's license to drive it. The legendary International © DT 466 diesel engine provides up to 6 tons of hauling power. The air-ride cab and seats provide an exceptionally smooth ride. And a spacious and well-appointed interior ensures automotive-like comfort and convenience. The result of more than a century of leadership in the truck market, the International 7300 CXT delivers performance. In a big way" Update to Post Aug 11, 2005 When I initially posted about the biggest suv I owned a Yukon Denali. After 5 months my wife and I couldn't stand it any longer and decided to replace it. We ended up bying a diesel powered vehicle but not the International CXT. Instead we purchased a 2005 Volkswagen Jetta TDI powered by a 1.9 liter TDI [turbo diesel]. We love it. Going from 13 mpg in the city to 36 mpg in the city is amazing and Shannon can actually park it. We do miss some of the room we had in the Yukon but it's totally worth it and I know Shannon would agree. So I'm sorry to disappoint those of you that thought I love gas guzzling oversized bloated suvs, I'm really a penny-pincher at heart." |
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"Do not feed the dinosaur! Ride a bike!"
On Feb 15, 9:20 am, "donquijote1954"
wrote: That's the new T-shirt of a series that could change the world. Well, first you gotta know who the dinosaur is, but I can tell you he's BIG, STUPID and REFUSES TO EVOLVE. He may look like this... [delete] How about some cartoon dinos? http://www.roadkillbill.com/ http://www.roadkillbill.com/G-page.html and click on the 1st part. Dinos begin on page 2. Set in Minneapolis. http://www.roadkillbill.com/r80.html CM Kids |
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traffic jams are reaching a boiling point
On Feb 15, 9:06 pm, "Mike A Schwab" wrote:
On Feb 15, 9:20 am, "donquijote1954" wrote: That's the new T-shirt of a series that could change the world. Well, first you gotta know who the dinosaur is, but I can tell you he's BIG, STUPID and REFUSES TO EVOLVE. He may look like this... [delete] How about some cartoon dinos?http://www.roadkillbill.com/http://w...G-page.htmland click on the 1st part. Dinos begin on page 2. Set in Minneapolis. http://www.roadkillbill.com/r80.htmlCM Kids Very interesting. I took the freedom (what a sweet word) to reproduce this... Carfree Success Stories The carfree movement faces huge challenges. Despite climbing gas prices, daily confirmations of climate change, and the precarious global petro-political situation, car use continues to reach record high levels. The world's most profitable corporation is ExxonMobil, which recently became the first company ever to generate US$1 billion a day. It seems as if now that people have accepted the reality of finite oil supplies, paradoxically they are going on a binge to use up all they can while it's still available. Car industries spend billions on advertising every year. In addition to its impact on the mental environment, the clout of car- related ad expenditures skews editorial content of the media in which they appear. After all, most media outlets are for-profit businesses which are reluctant to bite the hand that feeds them by casting a critical eye on car culture. The glamourisation of automobiles in popular entertainment continues unabated. Leaders of industrialised nations are beholden to automobile interests, whether as payback for campaign contributions or simply out of the common perception that car manufacture and use are key indices of economic health. Politicians fear any deviation from the status quo. But the good news is the facts are on our side and an ounce of truth trumps a tonne of lies. Given the choice, most people opt for carfree experiences: speedy tram trips, vacations in Venice, strolls to local markets, and public gathering places free from motor vehicles. The challenge then is to promote existing carfree otions and to create new ones. The success stories in this issue (not online) are not intended as a comprehensive survey of tactics, but are presented to demonstrate how a variety of strategies at various scales can effect positive change. We hope they'll inspire you take action where you can. *** The good news also is that traffic jams are reaching a boiling point, and overheating is in the horizon... Traffic congestion in the United States On Fridays in California, Interstate 5 is often congested as Los Angeles residents travel north for the weekendIn the United States, construction of new highway capacity has not kept pace with increases in population and car use and the resulting increase in demand for highway travel. Between 1980 and 1999, the total length of highways as measured by miles increased by only 1.5 percent, while the total number of miles of vehicle travel increased by 76 percent. The Texas Transportation Institute estimates that in 2000 the 75 largest metropolitan areas experienced 3.6 billion vehicle-hours of delay, resulting in 5.7 billion US gallons (21.6 billion liters) in wasted fuel and $67.5 billion in lost productivity, or about 0.7% of the nation's GDP. It also estimates that the annual cost of congestion for each driver is approximately $1,000 in very large cities and $200 in small cities. Traffic congestion is increasing in major cities, and delays are becoming more frequent in smaller cities and rural areas. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_congestion |
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"Put the dinosaur on a diet: Ride Public Transportation!"
On Feb 15, 9:06 pm, "Mike A Schwab" wrote:
On Feb 15, 9:20 am, "donquijote1954" wrote: That's the new T-shirt of a series that could change the world. Well, first you gotta know who the dinosaur is, but I can tell you he's BIG, STUPID and REFUSES TO EVOLVE. He may look like this... [delete] How about some cartoon dinos?http://www.roadkillbill.com/http://w...G-page.htmland click on the 1st part. Dinos begin on page 2. Set in Minneapolis. http://www.roadkillbill.com/r80.htmlCM Kids This is a variation of the bike shirt. After all, there are many ways not to feed the dinosaur... http://www.zazzle.com/product/235622859773439204 |
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traffic jams are reaching a boiling point
"donquijote1954" wrote in message ps.com... But the good news is the facts are on our side and an ounce of truth trumps a tonne of lies. Given the choice, most people opt for carfree experiences: speedy tram trips, vacations in Venice, strolls to local markets, and public gathering places free from motor vehicles. The challenge then is to promote existing carfree otions and to create new ones. You really should wait to until you come down from you drug high before posting insane gibberish |
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cars get the lion's share
On Feb 16, 9:23 pm, "Jack May" wrote:
"donquijote1954" wrote in message ps.com... But the good news is the facts are on our side and an ounce of truth trumps a tonne of lies. Given the choice, most people opt for carfree experiences: speedy tram trips, vacations in Venice, strolls to local markets, and public gathering places free from motor vehicles. The challenge then is to promote existing carfree otions and to create new ones. You really should wait to until you come down from you drug high before posting insane gibberish You forget two important words: GIVEN THE CHOICE. People often do none of the above because they don't have a choice. Same thing for riding a bike... "The culture is so geared to motor vehicles, it's oppressive," says Craig Barnes, events coordinator of Transportation Alternatives, the nonprofit group that organizes Bike Week, with sponsorship from the city's Department of Transportation. "It's a real catch-22. People say they'd bike if they saw more infrastructure, like bike lanes, parking, traffic law enforcement, but city planners and politicians say they won't give more until they see a need for it. Who's going to make the first move? We try to link these two things." You know, cars get the lion's share... "The skew to cars, despite their disadvantages, is so profound, politicians and bureaucrats spend entire careers simultaneously trying to accommodate and tame traffic." http://www.transalt.org/press/media/...0509voice.html |
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cars get the lion's share
"donquijote1954" wrote in message oups.com... On Feb 16, 9:23 pm, "Jack May" wrote: "donquijote1954" wrote in message ps.com... But the good news is the facts are on our side and an ounce of truth trumps a tonne of lies. Given the choice, most people opt for carfree experiences: speedy tram trips, vacations in Venice, strolls to local markets, and public gathering places free from motor vehicles. The challenge then is to promote existing carfree otions and to create new ones. You really should wait to until you come down from you drug high before posting insane gibberish You forget two important words: GIVEN THE CHOICE. People often do none of the above because they don't have a choice. Same thing for riding a bike... "The culture is so geared to motor vehicles, it's oppressive," says Craig Barnes, events coordinator of Transportation Alternatives, the nonprofit group that organizes Bike Week, with sponsorship from the city's Department of Transportation. "It's a real catch-22. People say they'd bike if they saw more infrastructure, like bike lanes, parking, traffic law enforcement, but city planners and politicians say they won't give more until they see a need for it. Who's going to make the first move? We try to link these two things." You know, cars get the lion's share... "The skew to cars, despite their disadvantages, is so profound, politicians and bureaucrats spend entire careers simultaneously trying to accommodate and tame traffic." http://www.transalt.org/press/media/...0509voice.html And hence we have a health problem linked to heart disease because people would rather look like blimps than fight the gov't. Never mind how many bikers die on the road. What about the no. 1 killer which would not have happened if we were not this car centric. |
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cars get the lion's share
On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:32:33 GMT, "nash" wrote:
"donquijote1954" wrote in message roups.com... On Feb 16, 9:23 pm, "Jack May" wrote: "donquijote1954" wrote in message ps.com... But the good news is the facts are on our side and an ounce of truth trumps a tonne of lies. Given the choice, most people opt for carfree experiences: speedy tram trips, vacations in Venice, strolls to local markets, and public gathering places free from motor vehicles. The challenge then is to promote existing carfree otions and to create new ones. You really should wait to until you come down from you drug high before posting insane gibberish You forget two important words: GIVEN THE CHOICE. People often do none of the above because they don't have a choice. Same thing for riding a bike... "The culture is so geared to motor vehicles, it's oppressive," says Craig Barnes, events coordinator of Transportation Alternatives, the nonprofit group that organizes Bike Week, with sponsorship from the city's Department of Transportation. "It's a real catch-22. People say they'd bike if they saw more infrastructure, like bike lanes, parking, traffic law enforcement, but city planners and politicians say they won't give more until they see a need for it. Who's going to make the first move? We try to link these two things." You know, cars get the lion's share... "The skew to cars, despite their disadvantages, is so profound, politicians and bureaucrats spend entire careers simultaneously trying to accommodate and tame traffic." http://www.transalt.org/press/media/...0509voice.html And hence we have a health problem linked to heart disease because people would rather look like blimps than fight the gov't. Never mind how many bikers die on the road. What about the no. 1 killer which would not have happened if we were not this car centric. Two wheels? I got up and looked at my brand new Radio Shack indoor-outdoor thermometer this morning, the bottom screen read 72.5 degrees, and the top one read 12.8 degrees. Now, the damn driveway is a glare of ice, which is negotiated OK by my AWD Subaru WRX. The roadways are _mostly_ clear of ice, but not parking lots - I damn near sprained something in the movie parking lot last night after seeing "Breach". 2 wheeled vehicle? Not on your life. I'd be having to buy a casket, mine. And short of that, there's frostbite. Face it, a car is an all-weather solution, or as close as you can get to one for moving around locally. Even the damn DC Metro, the closes transit to which I _still_ don't have access, stops when there's a lotta snow. They don't even try - the snow shorts out the 3rd rail. So much for the exhaulted electric trains. If they woulda just kept 'em in tunnels, I guess... Dave Head |
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cars get the lion's share
In article 5THBh.1017168$1T2.992073@pd7urf2no,
nash wrote: And hence we have a health problem linked to heart disease because people would rather look like blimps than fight the gov't. Never mind how many bikers die on the road. What about the no. 1 killer which would not have happened if we were not this car centric. You want to ride your bike in 20 degree temperatures and 20 mile an hour winds with ice and salty slushy crap all over the roads, you be my guest. I'll stick with the car; heart disease is the least of my worries under those conditions. -- There's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can result in a fully-depreciated one. |
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cars get the lion's share
You want to ride your bike in 20 degree temperatures and 20 mile an
hour winds with ice and salty slushy crap all over the roads, you be my guest. I'll stick with the car; heart disease is the least of my worries under those conditions. -- , I do not think we get heart disease from driving or taking transit in foul weather. I am talking about over the years 99% of the time drivers could have walked to the corner grocery and not taken a humvee. Gov'ts do not want you healthy anyway. It is too lucrative for all the scientists and car manufacturers, nurses, doctors, and police. |
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