Dear Submissions:
The following was sent directly to me from a Scott Rose--before my remarks
appeared in the blog. Please insert this and my answer to Scott Rose on
the blog.
Eric Westhagen
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This was a consciousness-raising event, and I bet it did just that. I think that
arguing that it will lead to violence against bicyclists is quite a stretch.
Your argument might carry some weight if applied to, say, those who slash tires
on SUVs (something I've... ah... always wanted to do myself), but even then
those who attack bicyclists are fully responsible for their own actions. The
responsibility for a crime does not lay with those who might aggravate the
criminal. In your world, the civil rights movement would have been a bad idea!
Eric Westhagen wrote:
Dear group and Steve Drake,
I would expect that few bicyclists have the "luxury" to avoid the
automobile in their lives. And also few are certain that a protest against
their use will gain ground for alternatives. Then why as a matter of self
interest should they go out of their way to "poke a stick" in the eyes of
those considering new cars? As cyclists--do we want to simply aggravate
motorists into driving with disregard and dislike for the unprotected
bicyclist? As one who has been "purposefully buzzed" and nearly run off
the road, I see no reason to make matters worse. Their actions got what
they seemed to crave--mention in the Tribune so that now many more than
were there at McCormick Place "could be aggravated at bicyclists!"
Eric Westhagen
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