> On 30 Jul, 07:27, Fod googlemail.com> wrote:

>> On Jul 30, 6:57 am, Doug riseup.net> wrote:
>>

>>> On 29 Jul, 18:56, Conor hotmail.com> wrote:> In article <63312615-b398-415d-93ab-ad92792ebcb6

>>>> @b1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>, Doug says...> My guess is

>>>>> that most cops are motorists who, like the motorists who dominate this
>>>>> transport newsgroup, don't like cyclists. Its called 'mob rule'.

>>>> But you're pro mob-rule, Doug, as you've stated repeatedly in the past.
>>>> Can't have it all ways.

>>> No you obviously fail to understand. Aristotle called democracy 'mob
>>> rule' where majorities dominate. The all pervasive mass car culture
>>> can be regarded as such a mob, which can influence the system for its
>>> own benefit but perhaps to the detriment of minority cyclists.

>> Hence why cars are heavily regulated while cyclists are not.
>> Hence why laws against drivers are regularly enforced while cyclists
>> break them with little fear of arrest.
>>

> I don't regard cars as heavily regulated. A majority of motorists get
> away with breaking speed limits and are allowed to kill and injure
> with relative impunity and many are also allowed to street garage
> their cars on public roads 24/7.

> of this for a nominal sum which they wrongly describe as 'road tax'.

>> Oh wait... that kind of shoots your point in both kneecaps?
>>
>> Sorry about that. Us pedestrians are not overly sympathetic to
>> motorists or cyclists to be honest but at least we are subjective.
>>

> Yes I do sympathise with peds, who are herded like sheep behind
> barriers amid a clutter of street furniture and are actively
> discouraged from using our public roads,

> of their own safety, but more likely to allow drivers to travel even
> faster. Such is the dominance of the car culture.
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