... copied ... Well, there's nothing to stop you joining. It's worth it just to get the magazine. The liability insurance, though, is only valid within...
I'm joining in the discussion here, at least for awhile, so I can respond directly instead of through forwarded messages. As JF Scott indicates, I strongly...
... I don't think your observation is altogether unwarranted, but the context needs explaining. I haven't been subtle at all in the discussions among New...
... As I understand it, Transportation Enhancement monies have already been entirely stripped. Anyone, vehiclular cyclist or otherwise, CANNOT rationally...
pedal power
pedal_power@...
Aug 1, 2003 1:27 pm
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I have one question for the fuel efficiency bunch. You take away my SUV, then what am I going to pull my Bass Boat to the lake with, a mini Cooper? I don't...
If they took all of the proposed money and spent it on pedestrian enhancements and passenger rail, that wouldn't bother me. However, I can't support TE...
pedal power wrote: " But I wish they could safely walk to school, and now, without TE funds, I don't know how we will EVER get those sidewalks built." Indeed,...
Checkers were truly unique. They had seating for 8 or 10 people. The front and rear seats were interchangeable. You could remove them and hose out the ...
... Because these features _must_not_ be dependent on something called "enhancement funds" from an on-high federal source. Improper school siting happens...
kob2@...
Aug 1, 2003 2:52 pm
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So, you take your bass boat on every trip to your in-laws? For the same price as some of the new luxury SUV's (Hummer, Navigator, etc.) you could afford to buy...
Hi all, Sarah Etter wrote: << I can't support TE efforts whose funds have been used to marginalize bicyclists and build dangerous "bicycle" infrastructure. ....
Schubley@...
Aug 1, 2003 3:50 pm
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... When passenger vehicles can accelerate as hard as they are currently capable of, and can achieve the high speeds that they can (eg 2x the speed limit),...
... Actually, sidewalks considerably increase safety for pedestrians walking in darkness (when most walking-along-roadside fatalities happen) and reduce...
Hi guys, My buddy Ken "the Barry Goldwater of vehicular cycling" O'Brien wrote: << Improper school siting happens _because_ of the existing foolish US ...
Schubley@...
Aug 1, 2003 4:05 pm
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... I wonder what all parties would think about pre fab concrete curb sections that are pinned to the pavement with rebar, leaving gaps between for drainage. ...
... I'm with you John, though I don't think you have pushed the "rights" issue low enough, and enough out of the hands of government at any level. KOB ... ...
kob2@...
Aug 1, 2003 4:52 pm
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Hello Schubley@..., In reference to your comment: è Guess what? By now, we're happy to have a parcel è that meets all the government requirements. è...
CRKJLAW@...
Aug 1, 2003 4:53 pm
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... clueless ... Daytona ... I haven't driven that route. Did it look new? It might have been TEA. We do have new side paths going in, but I'm not up to...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/north/chi-0307310157jul31,1,6378702.story School puts foot down on bikes Riding ban causes stir in Wauconda By...
... pays ... NCDOT can do just about whatever it wants. The engineers I talk to say can't. They say it's a matter of law, and that if I want things to change I...
Holy cow! I can't believe Bob Matter actually posted an on-topic article! What a disturbing story. At least it sounds like the parents are fairly well...
... Or, make comparisons. When i was in Japan, the family i was staying with owned a car of roughly the same design as my own family's Ford Taurus--same size,...
I'm curious thinking about what a vehicular cycling advocate should think of the policy of banning bicycles as transportation to an elementary school. Would...
Pay particular attention to the paragraph that says "Irvin notes that more people use the city's greenways than attend games of the Colts, Pacers and Indians...
http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2003/08/01ky/met-7-bike0801-2782.html Friday, August 01, 2003 Cyclist shot in fight with driver Police take custody of...
It's sad that road rage incidents happen. What sort of policy can be derived based on this incident, though? From what I can gather from the article both the...
I can't find the rant on the Car Talk site, it must be old enough to have been deleted, but as I remember the standard engine Taurus was right at their cutoff...
Hello rjmatter@..., In reference to your news quote comment: è The argument escalated into a physical fight, and è witnesses told police that Burgin...
CRKJLAW@...
Aug 1, 2003 8:07 pm
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Prehaps The School Board has been reading all the Crap you Bob have been putting on this Newsgroup!! ... 0307310157jul31,1,6378702.story ... D. ... bicycles at...
