It's well-founded (has a good starting point) in that he's ticked off at scofflaws. I am too. The rest of the rant - the resulting threats etc. - are over the top. Certainly he's inconsistent, because he's not thinking straight. Which does he want - center of the lane or sidewalk? On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 8:27 PM, NickBull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Well founded? The author can't even formulate an internally > consistent argument. First he says: > > "However, from this point forward, if you are on a bicycle and get in > front of me, I am going to run you over. " > > And then he orders cyclists, saying: > > "You will ride your bike in the MIDDLE of the LANE ..." > > What's it going to be? > > Would it be "well founded" for me to say that anytime I see an auto > break a traffic law, I now have the right to shoot the driver? > Because yesterday on my 135-mile bike ride I saw maybe a hundred > "scofflaw" traffic-law violators. That's one large amount of ammo to > have to carry. It also seems like a somewhat extreme penalty. > > The fact that some bicycles break the law (endangering primarily > themselves, as he acknowledges) does not give him the right to > threaten all cyclists with death. There's nothing well-founded > whatsoever in that threat. > > On Oct 14, 6:53 pm, "Bob Sutterfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't see anything about commuting there, just the usual (and well > > founded) rant against scofflaw cyclists. > > > > On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 1:58 PM, Keith (ne' trekman1420) > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Ran across a heated discussion of bike commuting here > > > > http://www.theangriestpharmacist.com/2008/10/13/share-the-road-piss-off/ > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
