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06-11-2004, 09:24 PM
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| Re: Holy shatz! Cop stops bicycle! In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] ch.edu>, Daniel J. Stern wrote: > On Sat, 12 Jun 2004, Florence Henderson Had A Mullet wrote: > >> >There's no law requiring >> >registration of bicycles or carrying an operator's license -- or, for that >> >matter, any form of identification at all -- >> >> Nor should there be. > > I disagree. Bicycles are required to follow all the same rules of the > road...except there are no teeth to this requirement, since there's no > means by which to exact consequences if they flout traffic law If > bicycles are to be taken seriously as a means of transportation, > enforceable consequences for traffic law violation is critical. So you are going to require people to license their shoes too? Your arguements apply in the same manner. >> It's a lot harder to ride a horse than it is to ride a bike, yet back in >> the days when everyone rode around on horseback, a license wasn't >> required. > > Horses weren't mixed in with cars, either. I think you should watch some old films from the early 20th century. |
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06-11-2004, 09:36 PM
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| Re: Holy shatz! Cop stops bicycle! On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 00:16:56 -0400, "Daniel J. Stern" <dastern@127.0.0.1> said: >Horses weren't mixed in with cars, either. Then maybe cars should be banned from the roads. Let's face it: A lot of roads were built before cars were invented. So do cars really have a right to be on our roads? |
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06-11-2004, 09:36 PM
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| Re: Holy shatz! Cop stops bicycle! On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 00:16:56 -0400, "Daniel J. Stern" <dastern@127.0.0.1> said: >Horses weren't mixed in with cars, either. Then maybe cars should be banned from the roads. Let's face it: A lot of roads were built before cars were invented. So do cars really have a right to be on our roads? |
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06-11-2004, 09:36 PM
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| Re: Holy shatz! Cop stops bicycle! On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 00:16:56 -0400, "Daniel J. Stern" <dastern@127.0.0.1> said: >Horses weren't mixed in with cars, either. Then maybe cars should be banned from the roads. Let's face it: A lot of roads were built before cars were invented. So do cars really have a right to be on our roads? |
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06-11-2004, 09:36 PM
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| Re: Holy shatz! Cop stops bicycle! On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 00:16:56 -0400, "Daniel J. Stern" <dastern@127.0.0.1> said: >Horses weren't mixed in with cars, either. Then maybe cars should be banned from the roads. Let's face it: A lot of roads were built before cars were invented. So do cars really have a right to be on our roads? |
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06-11-2004, 09:36 PM
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| Re: Holy shatz! Cop stops bicycle! On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 00:16:56 -0400, "Daniel J. Stern" <dastern@127.0.0.1> said: >Horses weren't mixed in with cars, either. Then maybe cars should be banned from the roads. Let's face it: A lot of roads were built before cars were invented. So do cars really have a right to be on our roads? |
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06-11-2004, 10:08 PM
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| Re: Holy shatz! Cop stops bicycle! "Daniel J. Stern" <dastern@127.0.0.1> wrote in message news:Pine.GSO.4.58.0406120015260.8911@alumni.engin .umich.edu... > On Sat, 12 Jun 2004, Florence Henderson Had A Mullet wrote: > > > >There's no law requiring > > >registration of bicycles or carrying an operator's license -- or, for that > > >matter, any form of identification at all -- > > > > Nor should there be. > > I disagree. Bicycles are required to follow all the same rules of the > road...except there are no teeth to this requirement, since there's no > means by which to exact consequences if they flout traffic law. If > bicycles are to be taken seriously as a means of transportation, > enforceable consequences for traffic law violation is critical. So you think cyclists should be required to have a license and registration? Below what age should we then ban cycling? 16? 14? 13? Pete and no, let's not get into a cross post war with wreck.autos |
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06-11-2004, 10:08 PM
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| Re: Holy shatz! Cop stops bicycle! "Daniel J. Stern" <dastern@127.0.0.1> wrote in message news:Pine.GSO.4.58.0406120015260.8911@alumni.engin .umich.edu... > On Sat, 12 Jun 2004, Florence Henderson Had A Mullet wrote: > > > >There's no law requiring > > >registration of bicycles or carrying an operator's license -- or, for that > > >matter, any form of identification at all -- > > > > Nor should there be. > > I disagree. Bicycles are required to follow all the same rules of the > road...except there are no teeth to this requirement, since there's no > means by which to exact consequences if they flout traffic law. If > bicycles are to be taken seriously as a means of transportation, > enforceable consequences for traffic law violation is critical. So you think cyclists should be required to have a license and registration? Below what age should we then ban cycling? 16? 14? 13? Pete and no, let's not get into a cross post war with wreck.autos |
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06-11-2004, 10:08 PM
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| Re: Holy shatz! Cop stops bicycle! "Daniel J. Stern" <dastern@127.0.0.1> wrote in message news:Pine.GSO.4.58.0406120015260.8911@alumni.engin .umich.edu... > On Sat, 12 Jun 2004, Florence Henderson Had A Mullet wrote: > > > >There's no law requiring > > >registration of bicycles or carrying an operator's license -- or, for that > > >matter, any form of identification at all -- > > > > Nor should there be. > > I disagree. Bicycles are required to follow all the same rules of the > road...except there are no teeth to this requirement, since there's no > means by which to exact consequences if they flout traffic law. If > bicycles are to be taken seriously as a means of transportation, > enforceable consequences for traffic law violation is critical. So you think cyclists should be required to have a license and registration? Below what age should we then ban cycling? 16? 14? 13? Pete and no, let's not get into a cross post war with wreck.autos |
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06-11-2004, 10:08 PM
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| Re: Holy shatz! Cop stops bicycle! "Daniel J. Stern" <dastern@127.0.0.1> wrote in message news:Pine.GSO.4.58.0406120015260.8911@alumni.engin .umich.edu... > On Sat, 12 Jun 2004, Florence Henderson Had A Mullet wrote: > > > >There's no law requiring > > >registration of bicycles or carrying an operator's license -- or, for that > > >matter, any form of identification at all -- > > > > Nor should there be. > > I disagree. Bicycles are required to follow all the same rules of the > road...except there are no teeth to this requirement, since there's no > means by which to exact consequences if they flout traffic law. If > bicycles are to be taken seriously as a means of transportation, > enforceable consequences for traffic law violation is critical. So you think cyclists should be required to have a license and registration? Below what age should we then ban cycling? 16? 14? 13? Pete and no, let's not get into a cross post war with wreck.autos |
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