Hi all, I haven't received anything from bicyclingadvocacy since March 28th. Has everyone been quiet or is my computer messed up? Thanks, Kimberly Cooper ...
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Mar 4, 2004 7:21 am
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In a message dated 3/3/2004 11:21:46 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... That'll be cos somehow you've timewarped to the future and the rest of us havn't caugt up...
I came to Ottawa in 1974. At the Time North America was having what they call a Bicycle Revivile. At that Time the number of cyclist in Canada's Capital had...
1. You are comparing total population of self described cyclists in 70's Ottawa with the percentage of total trips taken per year by bike currently in a city...
Avoiding arguments about who posted what with clarity or who said what about PnP, I noticed there was a valid question about the accuracy of the data that...
Car free... not easy in with teenage daughters. Yesterday My 15 year old called and ask if I would come home and take her to a church youth meeting. So I left...
After realizing that the church she was going to was only 1/3 mile from home, I hope you drove back home, parked the car, and said, "WALK!" I think I see why...
... We've been trying to wean ourselves off the car since our first child (a daughter) was born. (I had a sudden surge of a) wanting to leave a legacy of a...
Or just saying 'No, I am not a taxi service, you have legs.' Any reasonably healthy teenager should be able to walk a mile or so. Sheesh, we used to walk 3...
Paul Cooley wrote: I think that the best we can hope for is to ditch the car completely by the time they are teenagers. SB: And hope they don't ditch you;...
She might ride or walk if you don't give in. ... _________________________________________________________________ Frustrated with dial-up? Lightning-fast...
... I'm assuming since she's taking an exercise class that she has no physical disability that would prevent her from riding a bicycle, and she just doesn't...
Hello jasute@..., In reference to your comment: è If all else fails, insist on playing only classic music or è opera on the car stereo, with the windows...
As a Father of three, I can Sympathize with Gary from Cheyene. Like him, my kids (actually the 2 youngest) have 1 mile to walk to school. My son has a beater...
In a message dated 3/5/2004 8:26:41 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... Mine havn't reached 'car-age' yet. The eldest is 11 and so has another 7 years to go but when...
In a message dated 3/5/2004 10:59:23 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... you had snow to cushion your feet? We just had thorns and stones..... if everyone owned a...
Hello tcl1@..., In reference to your comment: è Ok, I admit I cannot actually parse this next fragment... Attacking someone because of their supposed...
Mea maxima culpa. I realize that I should have deleted that post before I sent it, however, in my defense, I think it might be noted that Howman has a history...
... come home and take her to a church youth meeting.... <<< In his excellent book EFFECTIVE CYCLING (a must read), John Forester relates a story about his...
Lauren Cooper wrote: I don't have kids, but have found that acquaintances who are reluctant to ride a short distance for transportation will sometimes do so on...
What a great, creative suggestion, Lauren. Tandems are a lot of fun, and allow riders of different abilities to travel together. I know people who have...
As a parent of a four-year-old, I have to back up Lauren's answer. My daughter insists on going everywhere on the bike almost all of the time, even when I...
Paul Cooley wrote: At any rate, it is true that parenting is never easy. It is one of the most difficult things I have ever undertaken, and I am sure all of...
For myself along the lines of what we are speaking about. My commute equates to 1 hour to and one hour from with hills and stop lights in cities. The average...
Tandems are often available in some areas at very low prices. Here in Sandiego I see one or two each year that are advertised at a few hundred dollars, and...
As a parent of 2 teenagers, my experience agrees with Lauren's suggestions about tandems. I have used a tandem with my kids for ~10 years. My 16 year old son...
Hello stanley_bike@..., In reference to your comment: è Also when Daddy doesn't want to give a car ride, or è "just says 'No'", someone else, possibly...
Chris Law wrote: At which point, Daddy and/or Mommy excercise the parental option and decide with whom and when their childern can ride in a car. My daughter...
