On 27 Mar 2001, at 9:23, sayeth Richard Guy Briggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 08:26:32AM -0500, Tom A. Trottier wrote:
...
> > Sag, yes. A truck carried our luggage.
>
> Does that make me not a "good" cyclist because I choose to carry my own
> baggage to be self-sufficient, have the freedom and avoid the pollution
> of support vehicles?
Mea culpa, mea culpa. You are a better cyclist than me.
>
> People who drive a power-assisted or internal combustion vehicle
> (electric, gas, diesel...) at or under the speed limit is one
> characteristic I consider in determining who is a good driver. Those
> who are constantly racing are definitely not.
Well, I'd say that Mario Andretti is a better driver than some
elderly person who drives under the speed limit but mows down
cyclists.
Good driving needs both skill and consideration.
On with the debate!
Tom
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