| Re: Another Mountain Biker Dies in a Crash!
On 4 Jan 2007 09:46:06 -0800, "Beej" <beej@beej.us> wrote:
>On Jan 4, 8:02 am, Mike Vandeman <mjva...@pacbell.net> wrote:
>> Mountain bikers claim that mountain biking decreases auto dependence,
>> but he was driving a car. Hmmm.
>
>Here you go: mountain biking actually increases auto dependence because
>mountain bikers always drive to the place they ride.
True. Parks near cities are generally too small or too well protected
to allow mountain biking, so they almost always need to drive to the
trailhead.
>-Beej
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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.)
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