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11-22-2006, 08:26 AM

On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 23:56:37 GMT, "Roberto Baggio"
<baggio94@telus.net> wrote:

>Because the public allows it,

That's not a reason to allow it. You just restated the fact that it's
allowed. WHY should it be allowed? OBVIOUSLY, you can't come up with a
single good reason to allow bikes off-road.

just like they allow the paving of roads so
>you can ride your bike on them, or they allow the trees and fossil fuels so
>that you can have tires on your bike.
>
>"Mike Vandeman" <mjvande@pacbell.net> wrote in message
>news:k9b6m21rq7mo74vh1o1411pl4ndl7kjg20@4ax.com.. .
>> On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 09:06:51 GMT, "Roberto Baggio"
>> <baggio94@telus.net> wrote:
>>
>>>"S Curtiss" <stevecurtiss@cox.net> wrote in message
>>>news

d%7h.26$2t3.18@newsfe16.lga...
>>>
>>>> You have yet to ACKNOWLEDGE good reasons. You have chosen to ignore the
>>>> facts, the evidence, and the real experiences and abilities of cyclists
>>>> to
>>>> continue with a focus on your opinions. In doing so, your attempts only
>>>> cause friction which hampers real efforts of preservation.
>>>
>>>The last sentence is crucial; too bad it is only exacerbated by what is
>>>stated in the first two sentences.
>>
>> I'm still waiting to hear even ONE good reason for someone to permit
>> mountain biking on public lands.
>> ===
>> I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
>> humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
>> years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)
>>
>> Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are
>> fond of!
>>
>> http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande
>
===
I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)

Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!

http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande

11-22-2006, 08:26 AM	#6 (permalink)
Mike Vandeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Last Child in the Woods -- Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 23:56:37 GMT, "Roberto Baggio" <baggio94@telus.net> wrote: >Because the public allows it, That's not a reason to allow it. You just restated the fact that it's allowed. WHY should it be allowed? OBVIOUSLY, you can't come up with a single good reason to allow bikes off-road. just like they allow the paving of roads so >you can ride your bike on them, or they allow the trees and fossil fuels so >that you can have tires on your bike. > >"Mike Vandeman" <mjvande@pacbell.net> wrote in message >news:k9b6m21rq7mo74vh1o1411pl4ndl7kjg20@4ax.com.. . >> On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 09:06:51 GMT, "Roberto Baggio" >> <baggio94@telus.net> wrote: >> >>>"S Curtiss" <stevecurtiss@cox.net> wrote in message >>>newsd%7h.26$2t3.18@newsfe16.lga... >>> >>>> You have yet to ACKNOWLEDGE good reasons. You have chosen to ignore the >>>> facts, the evidence, and the real experiences and abilities of cyclists >>>> to >>>> continue with a focus on your opinions. In doing so, your attempts only >>>> cause friction which hampers real efforts of preservation. >>> >>>The last sentence is crucial; too bad it is only exacerbated by what is >>>stated in the first two sentences. >> >> I'm still waiting to hear even ONE good reason for someone to permit >> mountain biking on public lands. >> === >> I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to >> humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8 >> years fighting auto dependence and road construction.) >> >> Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are >> fond of! >> >> http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande > === I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8 years fighting auto dependence and road construction.) Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of! http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande