On Dec 30, 10:56 pm, donquijote1954
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wrote:> On Dec 30, 9:08 pm, Immortalist
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>>> On Dec 30, 2:48 pm, donquijote1954
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>>> A SYSTEM THAT GIVES YOU THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE AMONG 25 MODELS OF SUVs,
>>> BUT NOT THE FREEDOM TO RIDE A BIKE, CANNOT POSSIBLY BE CALLED
>>> "DEMOCRATIC" OR "CHRISTIAN." POLLUTION MUST BE A SIN. And, besides,
>>> JESUS RODE A DONKEY. ;)
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>>> The Revolution Will Not be Motorized
>>> by Robin Buckallew
>>> So you say you want a revolution? Well, we all want to change the
>>> world. So what? Quit bitching and moaning, quit bellyaching, and get
>>> off your duff. There is no way to change the world by sitting on your
>>> ass in an air conditioned room, even if you listen to nothing but
>>> early Dylan and read nothing but Hunter Thompson. You can't change the
>>> world unless you change yourself first. As Gandhi used to say, "Be the
>>> change you want to see in the world".
http://www.faulkingtruth.com/Articles/GlobalWarning/1054.html>
>>> *WORLDWIDE CAMPAIGN TO TAKE THE LANE*
>>> Yes, why not. If we are some more than a nuisance to drivers, then we
>>> too belong in the lane, the middle of the lane that is, since we can't
>>> be happy with the scraps of riding in the gutter, and then be
>>> terrorized there too, like when the bigger vehicle blows the horn with
>>> the same intention the lion uses his roar: INTIMIDATION. As if their
>>> mere presence wasn't enough to send everybody running.
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>>> Well, no more. BICYCLES BELONG TOO. Don't let fear make you miss a
>>> healthy, fun and moral lifestyle. EVOLUTION IS PART OF LIFE. DINOSAURS
>>> ARE A THING OF THE PAST! The Jungle may never be the same...
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>> When things get tense, ride on the sidewalk. Otherwise, stradle the
>> line and they will more likely go around since, the perception of a
>> need to go around is not tangled with conception of unfairness. The
>> closer to the line the less they think your trying to hog the lane.
>> Some people sew the city or county if there is not enough space.
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> You never know when things get tense since it only takes an oversized
> SUV with a driver distracted on the phone to send you to he...
Which is why you have to be twice as attentive. Which is why
you have to plan at least 3 escape routes should the behemoth
pull in front of you. Nice to have a whole lane in times like that.
> HEY, DO DEAD CYCLISTS GO TO HEAVEN OR HELL?
Neither. We do, however, cross the rainbow bridge first,
where our old bikes from childhood run out to greet us.
