... spiteful losers masquerading as ... The optimum size for a critical mass ride is surely one bike. Just one bike is all it takes to achieve all the goals...
Same reason I have been referring to "segregated facilities" and "bicycle apartheid" for almost 30 years. JFS / eFin...
JF Scott
jfscott@...
Sep 1, 2002 3:21 pm
13701
Indeed. But the Critical Mass demonstrators in the USA go out of their way to violate prevailing vehicle codes and to create newsworthy congestion....
JF Scott
jfscott@...
Sep 1, 2002 3:35 pm
13702
Here in London, if I were to paint things on bike lanes - not that I ever would, of course - my initial target audience would be cyclists, and to point out the...
... These two ideas are the main ammo of pro BL people. We need to have really well written- concise, bulleted- position papers addressing/refuting these. ...
Wayne Pein
wpein@...
Sep 1, 2002 4:49 pm
13704
Well stated. ... -- ____________________________________ John Andersen / Juneau Alaska andersen@......
John Andersen
andersen@...
Sep 1, 2002 10:08 pm
13705
... Speaking opf Non Obvious, and paint in the same sentence leads me to ask what the meaning of those wavy lines painted on British streets near intersections...
John Andersen
andersen@...
Sep 1, 2002 10:09 pm
13706
... Speaking opf Non Obvious, and paint in the same sentence leads me to ask what the meaning of those wavy lines painted on British streets near intersections...
John Andersen
andersen@...
Sep 1, 2002 10:09 pm
13707
I find your judgmental-- indeed prejudicial-- attitude completely unlike any of the Sociologists I have known. Please cite any and all ethnographies or other...
... Ghetto Lanes serve two functions: * facilitate passing of bicycles by non-bicycles * pacify cyclists who would otherwise suffer symptoms of shoulder riding...
In a message dated 9/1/02 10:14:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tcl1@... writes: << I find your judgmental-- indeed prejudicial-- attitude completely...
PAbyCycle@...
Sep 2, 2002 3:54 am
13710
Yes, my sociological commentaries will indeed be unlike those of the sociologists you have known, but I strongly suspect this arises in large part from the...
JF Scott
jfscott@...
Sep 2, 2002 5:06 am
13711
... I beleive you are talk about the No Parking Zone that are mark at certain intersection they are also to indicate no oovertaking zone I live in Britain...
... questions: why does auto transport work so well? Why is it so popular? My father owns a small factory of brass and silver crafts, about 30 employees. When...
I don't dispute that autos cost a lot to operate, and I had in mind Gringolandia conditions, not those in Estados Unidas Mexicanos. Mexican immigrants to...
JF Scott
jfscott@...
Sep 2, 2002 4:30 pm
13714
... list ... something ... is ... much ... How about it? When I first went to Spain over 30 years ago, I would have described Spain in much the same way. In...
Bob Boyce says-- I completely agree with Jeremy's statement below--I've always felt that the "critical mass" necessary to assert the rights of bicycles is ONE ...
Bob and Barbara Boyce
rboyce@...
Sep 2, 2002 7:05 pm
13716
But I cannot help but suspect that their children will when their historical and breathtaking cities are deserted and bulldozed for interurban freeways. And...
... Very intelligent question Mr. Scott. If Mr. Matter allow me, I can answer it saying it is popular because car represents for many of us a very good way to...
XavierTreviño
xtrevi@...
Sep 3, 2002 12:17 am
13718
Not quite. The post-modern societies you cite as having moved beyond autos have not in fact done so. Auto use and suburban growth are in fact on the rise in...
JF Scott
jfscott@...
Sep 3, 2002 3:50 am
13719
... I ran into that problem twice in a row. Shortly after changing the batteries, I noticed it shut itself off for no apparent reason. Each of these two...
... I think it is useful to distinguish between automobile use and automobile ownership. There are many cases where automobile use is important, i.e. long...
... Less of a dream then the idea that we can reverse present foolish development practices by _increasing_ public control of how development happens - and by...
Kenneth O'Brien
kob2@...
Sep 3, 2002 12:03 pm
13722
Why are autos so popular in the US? Well my friends you are missing the whole other side of the story. The big reason is the fact that Americans are ...
Masonbike@...
Sep 3, 2002 12:22 pm
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... tool, without which one's life is incredibly restricted, hampered and impoverished. In the area where I live, access to jobs, recreation, shopping, etc....
tvanderhaa@...
Sep 3, 2002 12:36 pm
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... I think a lot of people over-use the term necessary. What they really mean is that something is preferable, or better, or very much better, for meeting...
... Here's another good feature of such an event: When there's only one official CM route, only the motorists and shopkeepers along that route get to...
Absolutely right, since many students need cars infrequently. Colleges & universities might well get into the car-rental biz themselves to deal with the age...
JF Scott
jfscott@...
Sep 3, 2002 4:58 pm
13727
... universities might well get into the car-rental biz themselves to deal with the age limit. That age limit makes sense from the rental firms' ... one...
Peter Rosenfeld
prosenfe@...
Sep 3, 2002 5:35 pm
13728
... That's why I may be considered anti-car, but not completely anti- truck. For the few things that I can´t do with my bicycle, like really big cargo or lots...
