| Re: logistics associated with starting a new riding group?
On Feb 15, 7:02 am, John Forrest Tomlinson <usenetrem...@jt10000.com>
wrote:
> On 14 Feb 2007 22:36:39 -0800, "Prisoner at War"
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> <prisoner_at_...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >I'd really like to meet the asses who started the whole "a
> >bike is a vehicle" mentality,
>
> I didn't start it but strongly agree with it. W/o it we'd have even
> more limited rights on the road.
> --
> JT
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I must disagree. AFAIK, bicyclists have always had road rights, as do
even pedestrians. Driving is a *priviledge* -- it's licensed, after
all -- and I'm afraid we lose sight of that because human nature finds
it easy to bully the Little Guy....
No, bicyclists have always had road rights. Bikes predate
automobiles! And I don't see any benefit at all to this "a bike is a
vehicle too!" mentality -- if you really believed that, you'd be
calling for us to be licensed (with plates!) and insured as well, like
any other vehicle!
What, should skateboarders and foot-scooters have to wear helmets and
stay off sidewalks, too?? How about folks jogging at 10 mph???
Damned fascists!!
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