Just a reminder we need Bike Lanes

On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 19:59:01 GMT, (Bill Z.)
wrote in message :

If a driver will not
respect the rights of cyclists (or other drivers for that matter) the
sensible thing to do is to take away that driver's license.

For once we are in complete agreement.

Guy
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85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound

"Just zis Guy, you know?" writes:

On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 00:50:05 GMT, Joe Riel wrote
in message :

But the space they define is (much) smaller than the space I would
otherwise take for myself. Your bike lanes may vary.

That would seem to be an argument for bike lanes 8-(

Why? I have no problem taking my place in the traffic.

I was making a somewhat snide remark. If the bike lane is much
smaller than a rider would normally take, that means that the bike
lanes constrain the rider to use less road space. The powers that be
would, I assume, interpret that to be a good thing, regardless whether
it is actually good for the rider or other road users.

Joe

"Just zis Guy, you know?" writes:

On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 00:50:05 GMT, Joe Riel wrote
in message :

But the space they define is (much) smaller than the space I would
otherwise take for myself. Your bike lanes may vary.

That would seem to be an argument for bike lanes 8-(

Why? I have no problem taking my place in the traffic.

I was making a somewhat snide remark. If the bike lane is much
smaller than a rider would normally take, that means that the bike
lanes constrain the rider to use less road space. The powers that be
would, I assume, interpret that to be a good thing, regardless whether
it is actually good for the rider or other road users.

Joe

On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 23:26:46 GMT, Joe Riel wrote
in message :

I was making a somewhat snide remark. If the bike lane is much
smaller than a rider would normally take, that means that the bike
lanes constrain the rider to use less road space. The powers that be
would, I assume, interpret that to be a good thing, regardless whether
it is actually good for the rider or other road users.

Aha. I see it all now. Some of it.

"They don't have sarcasm on Betelgeuse, and Ford frequently failed to
notice it unless it was pointed out to him" - Douglas Adams.

Guy
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May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
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85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound

On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 23:26:46 GMT, Joe Riel wrote
in message :

I was making a somewhat snide remark. If the bike lane is much
smaller than a rider would normally take, that means that the bike
lanes constrain the rider to use less road space. The powers that be
would, I assume, interpret that to be a good thing, regardless whether
it is actually good for the rider or other road users.

Aha. I see it all now. Some of it.

"They don't have sarcasm on Betelgeuse, and Ford frequently failed to
notice it unless it was pointed out to him" - Douglas Adams.

Guy
--
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound

wrote:

Chuck Anderson wrote:


So, .... do you understand this? Have you ever heard of courtesy.


Usenet has standards - guidelines that make it work (if people follow them).



Meta discussions are nearly as bad as trolls - a complete waste of
bandwidth, for the most part.


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... you write all this stuff that has nothing to do with biking or
driving. Are you unaware of the apparent hypocrisy?

snip

(unless you are doing it merely to display your piety.)


It seems egoistic to attempt to control someone over which you have no
leverage.

it's not about anything other than your desire to censor other
people.

Uhhmmm. Hello? That finger you're pointing at me is pointing into a
mirror. Can you see your reflection?

I clearly know the difference between your and my posts and the
cross-posted flame baiting trolls that DQ repeatedly (ad infinitum)
subjects so many people to. There is a big difference, and I think you
know it too.

I see no reason to change my reading habits because a single flame
baiting troll enters the arena.

BTW, ... I *am* done now. My point has been made.

[Removing rec.autos.driving and alt.urban.planning from the header: Hope
that doesn't exclude you. I wonder what group you are responding from.]

ObTopics: Since snow is on the ground here, I have had to hang up my
bike for the winter, and have begun driving again. It sucks, but
spring is not all that far off.


[Removing rec.autos.driving and alt.urban.planning from the header: Hope
that doesn't exclude you. I wonder what group you are responding from.]

Spring is not far off? Winter has not even really begun. Buy some warmer
layered clothing, put on some knobbie tires and get back out there.
"make everyone (including yourself) a lot happier."

(... says someone from the foot of the Rocky Mountains and a place that
averages more than 300 days with sunshine per year. ø¿ø¬). We've had one
big snow, but the roads are ridable again. And that's where I just got
back from.

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Integrity is obvious.
The lack of it is common.
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