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For the safety of others, please keep off the highways
Some poor motorist who had to wait 5 seconds has posted her anti-bike
diatribe for your amusement. Here is the link to the full article; below that is an excerpt: http://illinoisleader.com/columnists...iew.asp?c=6972 -------------------- MORRISON: Beware of bicycles Tuesday, July 15, 2003 By Joyce Morrison ) OPINION -- Beware of bicycles - they could be hazardous to your health. There are 55 bicycle trails in Illinois. In fact, within "bicycle distance" of where we live is the Chain of Rocks bridge. This bridge crosses the Mississippi River, which connects the Illinois bicycle trail beginning at Pere Marquette State Park near Grafton, Illinois, to the well-known Katy Trail in Missouri. The Chain of Rocks Bridge was recently renovated especially for pedestrians and bicycles and was paid for by we the taxpayers. With that wonderful recreational provision, why would 4,500 bikers (mainly from St. Louis) choose to make a 100 mile bike ride on roads already heavy with tourist traffic that are two lane, curvy, hilly roads under construction? That is what Derry Brownfield of the Common Sense Coalition would call "ignorance gone to seed." Last Sunday on our way to church, we had the "privilege" of having our patience tested. We were behind one batch of these bikers going up a normally busy road with a steep winding hill, blind curves, no road shoulder. And these bikers were not about to budge out of the way. To top it off, the road was freshly milled in preparation for a new surface. To see these two wheelers peddling up the hill with rear ends stuck in the air in tight fitting britches is a humorous sight. But it wouldn't have been funny to have seen one stretched out along the road with tire marks across him. These Sunday road warriors were literally risking their lives to prove they had the right. We were in our car. We had our seat belts on as required by the law - our insurance and license fees were paid. We had paid fuel tax when we purchased our gasoline. Now wouldn't you think that would give us a bit of a priority? What was that biker's investment that would give him the right to go down the middle of the highway? Bikers have no license, no vehicle insurance, no seat belts, no fuel tax. They are not making any contribution into the local economy in the way of tourism dollars. They had their own manned rest stops that furnished them with food and water, and they certainly can't pack home much from the local shops on the back of their bikes or in those tight britches. . . . Bicycles have been around for a long time and brought joy to many. If used responsibly, a bicycle is a wonderful source of exercise and recreation. But are we being prepared to be forced to use bicycles for our major mode of transportation? Could it be this activity is purposely being placed into an elitist status with no restrictions and licensing in an effort to lure people into this mental mode? If you are a biker, please ride responsibly on a trail that has been provided for your entertainment, and for your own safety and the safety of others, please keep off the highways. -------------------- --Brent bhugh [at] mwsc.edu |
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For the safety of others, please keep off the highways
There are 55 bicycle trails in Illinois.
And how many roads are there in Illinois? -- ****** OSCAR THE GROUCH IS COOL!!! ******* * (And so is Men At Work! And Pete Rose!) * I think. Therefore, I am not a conservative! ------ http://www.todayslastword.org ------- |
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For the safety of others, please keep off the highways
"Brent Hugh" wrote in message om... Some poor motorist who had to wait 5 seconds has posted her anti-bike diatribe for your amusement. Here is the link to the full article; below that is an excerpt: http://illinoisleader.com/columnists...iew.asp?c=6972 -------------------- Her bio at the end of the article says she's a chapter leader for Concerned Women of America. I guess they needed something new to be concerned about, now that the war in Iraq is (cough) over. And what's with the "tight shorts" fixation? I think we all know the answer to that. "Won't someone PLEASE think of the children!" |
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For the safety of others, please keep off the highways
CWA is a conservative fundamentalist organization, BTW. One of the Denver
papers quoted one of their leaders this morning railing against Bravo (the cable TV network) for ruining the children of America with their two new gay TV shows. CWA's website is says the group's intent is to put the bible into all areas of public policy. Now my question is, how does riding a bicycle on a publicly-paid for road fit in with that philosophy, since the author saw fit to ID herself as a CWA member. Marianne "The Causey Way" death@tospam wrote in message ... "Brent Hugh" wrote in message om... Some poor motorist who had to wait 5 seconds has posted her anti-bike diatribe for your amusement. Here is the link to the full article; below that is an excerpt: http://illinoisleader.com/columnists...iew.asp?c=6972 -------------------- Her bio at the end of the article says she's a chapter leader for Concerned Women of America. I guess they needed something new to be concerned about, now that the war in Iraq is (cough) over. And what's with the "tight shorts" fixation? I think we all know the answer to that. "Won't someone PLEASE think of the children!" |
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For the safety of others, please keep off the highways
Holy crap, I was going to write that lady in hopes of talking sense, but
further reading of that article reveals a truly warped mind: "Are these groups really into recreation and exercise, or are they being mentally trained for the Sustainable Communities where bicycles will be a way of life? Automobiles are not popular in Sustainable Communities. They may never be totally outlawed as people would protest too much, but they can price the middle class out of affording a vehicle. If there is no gasoline, or it is so expensive you cannot afford it, what good is the car? Only the rich and elite would own and drive cars in a Sustainable Community. Smart Growth, which passed in Illinois last year, is the design for Sustainable Communities. This is where everything we need is stacked together, and we can ride our bicycles and walk for most of our needs and use mass transit for any other needed travel." Jesus, people, get off those bikes before you're all turned into horrible, environmentally responsible zombies! "Brent Hugh" wrote in message om... Some poor motorist who had to wait 5 seconds has posted her anti-bike diatribe for your amusement. Here is the link to the full article; below that is an excerpt: http://illinoisleader.com/columnists...iew.asp?c=6972 |
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Don't tell her, but those cyclists were on their way to the secret black
helicopter base. "Are these groups really into recreation and exercise, or are they being mentally trained for the Sustainable Communities where bicycles will be a way of life? Automobiles are not popular in Sustainable Communities. They may never be totally outlawed as people would protest too much, but they can price the middle class out of affording a vehicle. If there is no gasoline, or it is so expensive you cannot afford it, what good is the car? Only the rich and elite would own and drive cars in a Sustainable Community. Smart Growth, which passed in Illinois last year, is the design for Sustainable Communities. This is where everything we need is stacked together, and we can ride our bicycles and walk for most of our needs and use mass transit for any other needed travel." Jesus, people, get off those bikes before you're all turned into horrible, environmentally responsible zombies! Chris Neary "Against stupidity even the gods struggle in vain" - Goethe |
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For the safety of others, please keep off the highways
"Brent Hugh" wrote in message
om... Some poor motorist who had to wait 5 seconds has posted her anti-bike diatribe for your amusement. Here is the link to the full article; below that is an excerpt: http://illinoisleader.com/columnists...iew.asp?c=6972 Bicycles have been around for a long time and brought joy to many. If used responsibly, a bicycle is a wonderful source of exercise and recreation. But are we being prepared to be forced to use bicycles for our major mode of transportation? Could it be this activity is purposely being placed into an elitist status with no restrictions and licensing in an effort to lure people into this mental mode? I thought is was the typical, misinformed, logic-challenged, rant of an indignant motorist until I got to the last paragraph, which I think reveals pretty paranoid thoughts. Going to the original article, she raises the specter of bicycles displacing (via conspiracy) automobile use by the middle-class. Wacko! What kind of paper is that, anyway? |
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For the safety of others, please keep off the highways
"Peter Cole" wrote:
I thought is was the typical, misinformed, logic-challenged, rant of an indignant motorist until I got to the last paragraph, which I think reveals pretty paranoid thoughts. Going to the original article, she raises the specter of bicycles displacing (via conspiracy) automobile use by the middle-class. Wacko! What kind of paper is that, anyway? Conservative, of course. And that old sow makes about as valid a case as most conservatives these days. Chalo Colina |
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Conservative, of course. And that old sow makes about as valid a case
as most conservatives these days. Its not a conservative/libral issue. Being political requires thought of the issues at hand, that article clearly showed no thought. I think the sight of all the in shape men in front of her gave her a tingley sensation she hasent felt in a while and since she cant "get any" she got frustrated. Did you see her photo? Id bet she went to the pharmacy later that day to try to get some of that viagra for her husband. |
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For the safety of others, please keep off the highways
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... Conservative, of course. And that old sow makes about as valid a case as most conservatives these days. Its not a conservative/libral issue. Being political requires thought of the issues at hand, that article clearly showed no thought. I think the sight of all the in shape men in front of her gave her a tingley sensation she hasent felt in a while and since she cant "get any" she got frustrated. Did you see her photo? Id bet she went to the pharmacy later that day to try to get some of that viagra for her husband. Gabe I agree it shouldn't be a conservative/liberal issue, but the case here is that it was an outspoken conservative that took the time to write that screed against cyclists. Can you imagine a liberal writing such a thing? Pat in TX |
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