Hit and Run - Page 55 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

06-08-2004, 05:04 PM

>>>>>>>Baloney. If a cyclist continues to get himself in
>>>>>>>near miss situations with law breaking motorists on
>>>>>>>the same road, there's something wrong with the cyclist.
>>>>
>>>>The post quoted above blames the cyclist for _getting himself_
>>>>in near-miss situations with law-breaking motorists.
>>>>How do you parse that into _not_ blaming the cyclist??
>>>
>>>No blame stated, and no blame assigned.
>>
>>If the phrase _there's something wrong with the cyclist_
>>is not an assignation of blame for _getting himself_ in
>>near-miss situations with law-breaking motorists, then
>>what is it??
>
> I'm going to stop answering these questions now.

Good idea.

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06-08-2004, 08:33 PM

>LioNiNoiL_a t_Ne t s c a pE_D 0 T_Ne T [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

wrote:

>That straw man you're focussed upon is very good evidence of "blame the
>cyclist" mentality: he is a hypothetical cyclist created specifically
>for the purpose of taking the blame for _getting himself_ in near-miss
>situations with law-breaking motorists.
>

It's no straw man argument. Assuming the OP isn't a troll, it's not even
hypothetical. Read the thread. You've obviously closed your mind to any POV but
your own so I won't waste my time arguing with you.

Regards,
Bob Hunt

06-08-2004, 08:33 PM

>LioNiNoiL_a t_Ne t s c a pE_D 0 T_Ne T [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

wrote:

>That straw man you're focussed upon is very good evidence of "blame the
>cyclist" mentality: he is a hypothetical cyclist created specifically
>for the purpose of taking the blame for _getting himself_ in near-miss
>situations with law-breaking motorists.
>

It's no straw man argument. Assuming the OP isn't a troll, it's not even
hypothetical. Read the thread. You've obviously closed your mind to any POV but
your own so I won't waste my time arguing with you.

Regards,
Bob Hunt

06-08-2004, 08:33 PM

>LioNiNoiL_a t_Ne t s c a pE_D 0 T_Ne T [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

wrote:

>That straw man you're focussed upon is very good evidence of "blame the
>cyclist" mentality: he is a hypothetical cyclist created specifically
>for the purpose of taking the blame for _getting himself_ in near-miss
>situations with law-breaking motorists.
>

It's no straw man argument. Assuming the OP isn't a troll, it's not even
hypothetical. Read the thread. You've obviously closed your mind to any POV but
your own so I won't waste my time arguing with you.

Regards,
Bob Hunt

06-08-2004, 08:33 PM

>LioNiNoiL_a t_Ne t s c a pE_D 0 T_Ne T [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

wrote:

>That straw man you're focussed upon is very good evidence of "blame the
>cyclist" mentality: he is a hypothetical cyclist created specifically
>for the purpose of taking the blame for _getting himself_ in near-miss
>situations with law-breaking motorists.
>

It's no straw man argument. Assuming the OP isn't a troll, it's not even
hypothetical. Read the thread. You've obviously closed your mind to any POV but
your own so I won't waste my time arguing with you.

Regards,
Bob Hunt

06-08-2004, 08:33 PM

>LioNiNoiL_a t_Ne t s c a pE_D 0 T_Ne T [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

wrote:

>That straw man you're focussed upon is very good evidence of "blame the
>cyclist" mentality: he is a hypothetical cyclist created specifically
>for the purpose of taking the blame for _getting himself_ in near-miss
>situations with law-breaking motorists.
>

It's no straw man argument. Assuming the OP isn't a troll, it's not even
hypothetical. Read the thread. You've obviously closed your mind to any POV but
your own so I won't waste my time arguing with you.

Regards,
Bob Hunt

06-10-2004, 10:07 PM

>> That straw man you're focussed upon is very good evidence of
>> "blame the cyclist" mentality: he is a hypothetical cyclist
>> created specifically for the purpose of taking the blame for
>> _getting himself_ in near-miss situations with law-breaking
>> motorists.
>
> It's no straw man argument. Assuming the OP isn't a troll,
> it's not even hypothetical. Read the thread.

So you've read the thread, and you think Claire Petersky has been
_getting himself_ in near-miss situations with law-breaking motorists??

> You've obviously closed your mind to any POV but
> your own so I won't waste my time arguing with you.

Good idea.

06-10-2004, 10:07 PM

>> That straw man you're focussed upon is very good evidence of
>> "blame the cyclist" mentality: he is a hypothetical cyclist
>> created specifically for the purpose of taking the blame for
>> _getting himself_ in near-miss situations with law-breaking
>> motorists.
>
> It's no straw man argument. Assuming the OP isn't a troll,
> it's not even hypothetical. Read the thread.

So you've read the thread, and you think Claire Petersky has been
_getting himself_ in near-miss situations with law-breaking motorists??

> You've obviously closed your mind to any POV but
> your own so I won't waste my time arguing with you.

Good idea.

06-10-2004, 10:07 PM

>> That straw man you're focussed upon is very good evidence of
>> "blame the cyclist" mentality: he is a hypothetical cyclist
>> created specifically for the purpose of taking the blame for
>> _getting himself_ in near-miss situations with law-breaking
>> motorists.
>
> It's no straw man argument. Assuming the OP isn't a troll,
> it's not even hypothetical. Read the thread.

So you've read the thread, and you think Claire Petersky has been
_getting himself_ in near-miss situations with law-breaking motorists??

> You've obviously closed your mind to any POV but
> your own so I won't waste my time arguing with you.

Good idea.

06-10-2004, 10:07 PM

>> That straw man you're focussed upon is very good evidence of
>> "blame the cyclist" mentality: he is a hypothetical cyclist
>> created specifically for the purpose of taking the blame for
>> _getting himself_ in near-miss situations with law-breaking
>> motorists.
>
> It's no straw man argument. Assuming the OP isn't a troll,
> it's not even hypothetical. Read the thread.

So you've read the thread, and you think Claire Petersky has been
_getting himself_ in near-miss situations with law-breaking motorists??

> You've obviously closed your mind to any POV but
> your own so I won't waste my time arguing with you.

Good idea.