Preconceptions, squared minds, Romania

01-30-2007, 08:03 AM

I am living in Romania and seems that each day I have to fight with
people preconceptions on cycling. I've wrote down some of them http://
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] . Are they specific to us? How
did they disappeared in the now cycling friendly places?

Len
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01-30-2007, 10:36 AM

len wrote:
> I am living in Romania and seems that each day I have to fight with
> people preconceptions on cycling. I've wrote down some of them http://
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] . Are they specific to us? How
> did they disappeared in the now cycling friendly places?
>
> Len
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
Wow,
I just read your link and, memo to self, forget ever even thinking of
riding a bike in Romania. It sounds like the country is experiencing the
first taste of non-USSR prosperity and everyone wants to show off with a
car. We used to see people in the states who drove a new Cadillac or
other luxury car but lived in a real dump of a house. Maybe after enough
people start getting killed by bad driving or lung problems start going
through the roof people will start to think.
What about pollution control? Do they enforce clean burning cars or just
let the toxic emissions go as the car accumulates mileage?
Sounds bad.
Bill Baka

01-30-2007, 01:39 PM

Pollution control? You are joking? Our prime minister owns one of the
largest car dealers companies.

Bill Baka wrote:
> len wrote:
> > I am living in Romania and seems that each day I have to fight with
> > people preconceptions on cycling. I've wrote down some of them http://
> > [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] . Are they specific to us? How
> > did they disappeared in the now cycling friendly places?
> >
> > Len
> > [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
> >
> Wow,
> I just read your link and, memo to self, forget ever even thinking of
> riding a bike in Romania. It sounds like the country is experiencing the
> first taste of non-USSR prosperity and everyone wants to show off with a
> car. We used to see people in the states who drove a new Cadillac or
> other luxury car but lived in a real dump of a house. Maybe after enough
> people start getting killed by bad driving or lung problems start going
> through the roof people will start to think.
> What about pollution control? Do they enforce clean burning cars or just
> let the toxic emissions go as the car accumulates mileage?
> Sounds bad.
> Bill Baka

01-31-2007, 09:51 AM

len wrote:
> Pollution control? You are joking? Our prime minister owns one of the
> largest car dealers companies.

No kidding?
It sounds just like the United States. Power corrupts. Does he preach
about pollution, or even care?
President Bush obviously doesn't care, flying around on meaningless
(usually) trips on Air Force one, a 747.
Wait for election time and he will be burning Mega-gallons of jet fuel
to fly around and campaign for Republicans.
It looks like the whole world needs better politicians.
Now if only there were enough cyclists to influence an election.
<big sigh>
Bill Baka
>
> Bill Baka wrote:
>> len wrote:
>>> I am living in Romania and seems that each day I have to fight with
>>> people preconceptions on cycling. I've wrote down some of them http://
>>> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] . Are they specific to us? How
>>> did they disappeared in the now cycling friendly places?
>>>
>>> Len
>>> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>>>
>> Wow,
>> I just read your link and, memo to self, forget ever even thinking of
>> riding a bike in Romania. It sounds like the country is experiencing the
>> first taste of non-USSR prosperity and everyone wants to show off with a
>> car. We used to see people in the states who drove a new Cadillac or
>> other luxury car but lived in a real dump of a house. Maybe after enough
>> people start getting killed by bad driving or lung problems start going
>> through the roof people will start to think.
>> What about pollution control? Do they enforce clean burning cars or just
>> let the toxic emissions go as the car accumulates mileage?
>> Sounds bad.
>> Bill Baka
>