| Re: Buses with racks go a long way
Wayne Pein wrote:
> donquijote1954 wrote:
>
>> Wayne Pein wrote:
>>
>>> Further, bus public transit is heavy and destroys the pavement,
>>> something that is very important to bicyclists. And when the bus pulls
>>> over to the curb, there is conflict with bicyclists.
>>>
>>> Frankly, public transportation and bicycling have nothing in common.
>>> Bicycling has much more in common with automobile travel.
>>>
>>> http://www.bts.gov/publications/nati...atistics/2004/
>>> html/table_04_20.html
>>>
>>> http://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehicles...t_fotw221.html
>>>
>>
>>
>> No way. Buses with racks go a long way for bicyclists who just use the
>> bikes for shorter distances. They are complementary...
>
> So, the 2 bicyclists that use the bus are still chauffered energy
> users/polluters for their bus leg.
>
> Wayne
>
No way. The buses are going to run either way, full or empty. The use of
a bus makes perfect sense when you consider that you can take one past
the most dangerous part of town and drop you at a safer location. Nobody
should be so into the bike that they willfully put their life in the
hands of motorist who could care less.
It's called 'Survival instinct'.
It's also nice to fall back when the weather opens up and wants to dump
on anyone caught in the open.
Bill Baka
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