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02-05-2007, 06:35 AM

"Eeyore" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> Where is this bike rack ?

They are in front. Like this: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

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02-05-2007, 07:12 AM

In article <RoFxh.65013$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>, di wrote:
>
>"Bill Baka" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:VHzxh.71362>>
>> My 1988 Mustang 5.0 got 33 MPG in cruise mode, due to the extra high
>> gearing I had.
>.
>> Bill Baka
>
>Bull****!

I have a '93 Olds Delta 88 Royale, which is a largish car roughly the
size of a Crown Vic. Thanks to lockup torque converter and a shape that
appears to me a little more aerodynamic than average, it's highway MPG
is well into the 30's.

High MPG can be achieved from cars that don't look too fuel-efficient,
and we should demand much more still from cars that look like they can do
it.

- Don Klipstein ([Only registered and activated users can see links. ])

02-05-2007, 07:41 AM

On Mon, Bill Baka <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>Mark Hickey wrote:
>> Bill Baka <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>>> Religious people are hopeless.
>>
>> Yeah, just look at the poor owner and coach of the Colts. A couple
>> real failures, those two.
>> Mark Hickey
>
>What. Only one example. That makes my case.
>Bill Baka

You have no case, you have a hostile obsession.

The vehicle doesn't matter, the power train and
the streamlining are what determine mileage.

Joe Fischer

02-05-2007, 07:51 AM

"Steve Spence" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote...
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> I-90 is a interstate, and it ain't free.

It is in WA!

02-05-2007, 07:55 AM

"Rod Speed" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote...
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> Nope. The free part of freeway has nothing to do with the toll.

You are wrong. In the USA, one of the dictionary definitions of "freeway"
is "A toll free highway."

>> Not living in New Jersey or states which do that, I wasn't familiar with
>> any. A google search reveals that tolls CAN be charged on interstates
>> that were built with state funds prior to the creation of the interstate
>> highway system.
>
> Irrelevant to what was being discussed.

Nope.

>> So a very small percentage (primarily in the NE) of the nearly 50,000
>> miles interstates cover are allowed to charge tolls.
>
> Irrelevant to what was being discussed.

Nope.

02-05-2007, 08:02 AM

John Weiss wrote:
> "Steve Spence" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote...
>> I-90 is a interstate, and it ain't free.
>
> It is in WA!
>
>
Parts of the road on the NY Thruway, Ohio Turnpike and few other
sections are toll but most of it is free.

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02-05-2007, 08:17 AM

The Real Bev wrote:

> Indeed, but the roads of which I speak have been widened to carry large
> amounts of traffic during rush hour. It is not reasonable for traffic
> that normally moves at 45+ mph to slow down to 14 mph (my personal
> maximum non-sprint commuting bicycle speed) until the bicyclist decides
> to turn off the road.

Sure it's reasonable. They slow and stop for stop lights, yes? They'd
slow and/or stop for stopped busses, front loaders, etc.
>
> The lanes are NOT freeway-width, but as narrow as it's possible to be
> while allowing use by full-size American cars. Standard delivery trucks
> take up more than one such lane and are frequently prohibited during
> rush hour.

Perfect width for a bike!
>
> Use of such roads by bicycles gums up the works, with consequences being
> worse for the bicyclist than for the cars.

You assume the bicyclist will get hit from behind, but this is not a
typical collision for lawful cyclists. Wear hi-viz clothing during the
day and force motorists to slow by using the full lane.

Note: the stupid SHARE THE
> ROAD (with a picture of a bicycle) signs are never placed on roads like
> this -- at least I've never seen any.

That is a bad sign and should be removed from guidelines.

Wayne

02-05-2007, 08:21 AM

Don Klipstein wrote:

About bridges that restrict bicycles.

Yes, bicycle restrictions are unfriendly to bicycle users.

Wayne

02-05-2007, 08:26 AM

Don Klipstein wrote:

> In article <45c67f72$0$28125$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>, Wayne Pein wrote
> in part:
>
>
>>A 2 ft wide bicycle fits just fine no matter how narrow the lane.
>
>
> I have driven smaller rental trucks on lanes that had at most 6 inches
> to each side of the truck!
>
>
>>A bicycle driver need only ride right in the center of the lane.
>
>
> And hold up traffic? Oh how popular! (SNORT!)

Yea, like stop lights, stopped busses and delivery trucks, and general
congestion.

Especially given states
> having laws telling cyclists to stay at the right edge of the lane they
> are in!

Yea, discrimination against slow traffic should be abolished.

Oh, I have heard of allowance for cyclists to hog a lane to block
> vehicles that the cyclists know cannot safely pass them, but if a cyclist
> needs to hog a lane more than briefly for such safety purposes then the
> cyclist could easily lose on the road, and again (or the cyclist's next
> of kin could lose that next battle) at a resulting jury trial!

It's not hogging the lane. It's called using the lane. Got a bias
against human power eh?

>
>
>>The roads are full of slow vehicles such as stopped busses, motor vehicles
>>completely stopped at stop lights, parked delivery vehicles, front
>>loaders, bicycles, etc. Motorists can deal with it.
>
>
> All too many motorists will feel more free to push out of their way a
> cyclist than a bus or a UPS/Fedex/mail/etc. truck!

Yes, some motorists are bullies. They should not be allowed to
intimidate fellow road users.

Also, motorists don't
> mind waiting in line for a light to change so much as they do a slow
> vehicle blocking them, much worse still one that sometimes gets in their
> way but also passes by them when they are standing still in line waiting
> for the light to change!

Yea, those morons should not be allowed to drive either.

Wayne

02-05-2007, 08:29 AM

Don Klipstein wrote:

> In article <45c68052$0$16912$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>, Wayne Pein wrote:
>
>>It's interesting how motorists incriminate themselves by claiming that
>>slow traffic, and specifically bicycle traffic, causes the danger. As a
>>motorist, I don't have a problem with slow traffic such as bicycles,
>>front loaders, stopped busses, cars and delivery vehicles. I think
>>incompetent motorists should just not drive.
>
>
> What percentage of motorists do you expect to keep their cool when they
> have to slow down a lot for a cyclist, only to see the cyclist keep moving
> towards beside the vehicle at the head of the line when the motor vehicles
> stop and line up for a red light?

100%. If there is room for passing then it works both ways.

>
> Do you expect so much as 99%?

No, 100%.

How many weeks or months will the cyclist
> live if commuting daily through a narrow bridge or other shoulderless
> stretch of road following a trafficlight-controlled intersection if 99.99%
> of motor vehicle drivers keep their cool on the shoulderless stretch when
> slowed down by 20-25 MPH by a cyclist that passed them when they were in a
> line 1/4-1/2 mile before waiting for the light to turn green?
>

Forever.

Wayne