At 09:32 AM 10/20/2003 -0500, Steve Meiers wrote: >Robbie noticed that motor vehicles were involved with all the carnage. >I noticied that alcohol was involved in at least two of the incidents >and possibly the bridge incident. We tried banning alcohol and do have >laws governing its use.
I am in no way suggesting banning motor vehicles (MVs). I am simply saddened that we have so structured our lives and engineered our environment that driving seems to be a necessity instead of a choice. Thus people who really shouldn't drive continue to do so. People have no other way of getting around. We refuse to seriously punish people who have proven unable to drive responsibly. All other living things must bow to the power of the MV: plants, small (or large) animals, walkers, runners, bicyclists, children, the drivers of smaller vehicles. We pave so much of our environment, it is so sad. And in almost every case the paving is to accommodate the use or storage of a MV. (square footage of multi-use paths or backyard patios compared to roads, parking lots, and driveways.) If any other entity is close to a road, they take their life in their hands. So wrong. Make driving a choice, not a need. Make paving a small part of the environment, not the normal surface of life. Make a driver's LICENSE mean something. Hard to get. Important to hold onto. Easy to revoke. Serious penalties for being caught without one when driving. I'm not anti-car; I'm anti car dependence. _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
