Lol bikes get on my nerves sometimes but I think this guy needs to get laid :)
then he wont get all bent out of shape about it lol. Humans just enjoy going on ranting diatribes ;) Bill Wheatley Senior Database Developer Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer EDIETS.COM 954.360.9022 X159 ICQ 417645 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beth F" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 8:08 PM Subject: hmmm................. > Bicycles and cars don't mix > > http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/columnists/vassilaros/s_82631 html > > By Dimitri Vassilaros > TRIBUNE-REVIEW > Tuesday, July 23, 2002 > > I don't want to share the road with a bicycle. However, you and I must > because if we did not, it could lead to tragedy. Drivers have to follow > the law, but that does not mean we have to like it. > > The Tour de France seems to have spawned the Tour de South Hills < if > you'll pardon my French. > > Are your secondary arteries clogged by clumps of Lance Armstrong-esque > bicyclists sporting aerodynamic helmets, colorful skintight synthetics > and baseball-size calf muscles? > > Drivers anywhere near East McMurray Road are plagued by these swarms > most weekends. Do you have the same problem where you live? > > If you see them up ahead, you are forced to drive slower than the > slowest one of the pack while you ponder if you can pull out without > grazing one and not plowing into an oncoming car around the next bend. > > Bicyclists are an accident waiting to happen. > > Your municipality should be doing whatever it can to get them off the > road. It can start by taking down those yellow street signs with black > silhouettes of bike rider and car that encourage road sharing. > > Common sense tells you roads are designed for most motorized vehicles: > golf carts, riding mowers and farm equipment being some of the > exceptions. Yet flimsy, two-wheeled vehicles powered by huffing and > puffing are allowed < even welcomed, according to those yellow signs. > The governments' values are upside down. > > Since bicycles are allowed on our streets, why not in-line skating and > skateboarding? > > Cars, trucks and motorcycles pay for our roads. State and federal taxes > siphon about one-third of the cost of a gallon of gas, according to the > stickers on some gas pumps. Take the time to read one the next time you > defy the EPA by topping off your tank. > > A motorist must pay for all the stickers on his car every year < two on > the windshield and one on the license plate < even if no repairs are > warranted. He also pays for a driver's license and auto insurance in > case of an accident. He pays dearly if he gets a speeding ticket, and > he even pays a tax for the privilege of throwing away his old tires. > > And do not forget the government makes every motorist pay the hidden > costs of all safety features mandated for our vehicles. We are forced > to wear seat belts, and motorcycle riders are forced to wear helmets. > Do you think many bicycle riders have been stopped and ticketed for > safety violations? > > If the government is so concerned about highway safety seat belt > this, air bag that and crash test after crash test why does it allow > bicycles anywhere near traffic? Can you name another vehicle on our > streets that has no safety features? Does the government care about > safety or not? > > When those spoke-thin road hogs start paying their fair share of road > costs like motorized vehicles do then maybe we could consider > allowing them on a few isolated roads like in our city, county and > state parks, where the only drivers they could threaten would be the > teenagers whose parents are teaching them to drive. > > The politically correct crowd loves bicycles. They don't use fossil > fuels They don't pollute. And the more people can be convinced to ride > them instead of cars, the more people will want to move back into the > city so their ride Downtown and back would be doable. I have even seen > bike racks on PAT buses. > > Bicycling is a practical way to commute, if you live in Beijing. Cars > are a luxury there, but they are a necessity here. Safety should be a > necessity, too. > > > Dimitri Vassilaros can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or (412) > 380-5637. > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
