> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Jon Gabriel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: donderdag 21 november 2002 7:39 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: RE: Zebra update
> >There used to be plenty of zebras in New York City. Unfortunately, they > >have all been killed in traffic by now; how do you think did all those > >zebra crossings got there, huh? <GRIN> > > Never been to New York, have you? Speaking as a resident, we know that > the cabs aim for people and not animals. :-) Maybe those poor zebras were collateral damage? > Cabbies prefer to run down targets that are more cunning than your > average equine. OTOH, it is safer for the cabbie to run down zebras instead of pedestrians: zebras and/or their relatives are not going to sue the cabbie for millions of dollars. :-) > (On a more serious note, you might wanna leave your bike at home, there > were over 250 cyclist-related road accidents last year in NYC.) Let's put that in perspective. How many road accidents were there last year in NYC that did *not* involve a cyclist? How many people live and/or work in NYC? Sounds like cycling is a relatively safe method of transport. > GSV Which is why Dodge Ball is a required sport in the NYC school > system.... What, you mean that sub-machine guns are not yet standard equipment on bicycles in NYC? <GRIN> Jeroen "Shoot first, ask questions later" van Baardwijk __________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful-World-of-Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
