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From: Tom on 9 Aug 2010 19:30 "Spartakus" <spartakus(a)my-deja.com> wrote in message news:1f69084f-6233-4ac5-8bf7-3028196cc9a7(a)y32g2000prc.googlegroups.com... > edspyhill01 <edspyhil...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> I'm a bit too left wing and an agnostic so I can't be an American >> Taliban. Bicylists are like mimes - nobody likes them. > > Does anyone like mimes? People aren't signing up for mime school, but > they are going for bikes in a big way. You may as well resign > yourself to having to share the road with ever-increasing numbers of > cyclists. Bicycles are road hazards. to be paved over and eliminated, you cant hear them see them and they are always in the road. 2 lane roads and bicycles are a accident waiting to happen black bikes black clothing and dim or no lights (squish)
From: His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Creator of the Movement of Tantra-Hammock & the Stationary Bicycle t on 9 Aug 2010 19:43 On Aug 9, 4:32 pm, dr_jeff <u...(a)msu.edu> wrote: > Spartakus wrote: > > "Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the > > future of the human race." -- H. G. Wells > > One of my favorite pictures is of a keen and talented violinist, Albert > Einstein, riding his bicycle at Princeton. > > Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep > moving - A. Einstein, more famous for some work on relativity and other > physics than his beloved violin playing > > <cross posting deleted> That's my favorite one. It's so true, and so much in favor of change.
From: Matthew Russotto on 9 Aug 2010 21:37 In article <i3ni7u$rc5$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Jeff Strickland <crwlrjeff(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >In my state, bicycles are regulated under the Vehicle Code, which means they >must stay to the right or risk being cited for being a slow moving vehicle >that didn't stay right. I'm all for that, but personally I think any time I pass a car while on my bicycle, and that car is not turning or stopped for a signal or obstruction or car in front (etc), that driver should be required to immediately turn in his license. Especially if it's on an upslope. -- The problem with socialism is there's always someone with less ability and more need.
From: Matthew Russotto on 9 Aug 2010 21:42 In article <C5M7o.10897$Z6.8040(a)edtnps82>, Sharx35 <sharx35(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >So, HOW many cyclists fork out for insurance in case they damage someone's >sheet metal? I believe that would be covered under the general liability clause in my homeowner's insurance. However, it's rather unlikely. However, if you wish to see drivers treated equally and not required to carry insurance, I'm all for that. >How much do cyclists pay for registration? Nothing. Once again, if you'd like to see drivers treated equally and not required to register, I'm all for that. >How many cyclists pay even a fraction of the cost of the average new >car for their flimsy bike? Far too many. It's easy enough to pay $8,000 for an off the shelf road bike, which is a significant fraction of new car prices. As for flimsy...the more you pay, the flimsier they get. -- The problem with socialism is there's always someone with less ability and more need.
From: Matthew Russotto on 9 Aug 2010 21:44
In article <0661db98-5c62-4012-af90-0c4f169241a0(a)a4g2000prm.googlegroups.com>, Harry K <turnkey4099(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >Could you clarify that? In mosst states they have the KRETP or STKR >laws which means the vehicles must keep in the right most lanes unless >passing or if they are slower than the flow. In the law you cite is >it the bicycle must be in the right _lane_ (I bet it is), or as far to >the right _in the lane_ as possible (I bet it isn't). In most states the bicycle must be as far to the right _in the lane_ as practicable. Bicyclist logic tends to twist the hell out of that word "practicable", though. -- The problem with socialism is there's always someone with less ability and more need. |