what these dunderheads don't get is that the more of us who are on bikes, the more room there is for those of them who can't kick last-century's transportation mode.
> --- On *Wed, 5/26/10, India Rose Viola <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: India Rose Viola <[email protected]> > Subject: [Bikies] And I thougth they were a good thing... > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2010, 11:59 AM > > < > http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt_and_politics/article_233e0e24-6602-11df-a306-001cc4c002e0.html > > > > State representative Nass is very concerned about our new bike boxes here > in Madison. I think he needs to try riding a bike around town before he > makes statements about how "The bike boxes are an extension of bias against > motorists". > > He is also quoted as saying, "boxes will cause bikes to cluster and get in > the way of motor vehicles when the light turns green." > > My understanding is that this is exactly what the boxes are meant to do > (minus the "get in the way" part). At particularly busy intersections that > are difficult to navigate safely on a bike, bike boxes help make cyclists > totally visible to cars, allow them to make a left turn safely, and enable > them to move out ahead of the cars once the light turns green. > > “It’s basically about liberal extremists in Madison who hate cars and think > everyone should bike to work,” Nass said. “It is basically making it > difficult to use an automobile.” > > Basically, I take it he doesn't like bikes. Here's to hoping > representative Nass encounters a lot of spirited opposition. > > -India > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > From: "Darryl Jordan" <[email protected]>
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