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Old 06-17-02, 04:13 PM
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fietser_ivana
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Bikerider it's worse... bike paths are MANDATORY over here.
I've been ticketed by a cop in the past who stated upon my protest that the bike path was too uprooted to be riding 25km/hr on it, that if it was that bad I should

WALK THE BIKE BUT NOT RIDE ON THE ROAD

It's been only another week that I crossed a traffic light when it was green.. and a cop at the other side who was riding his own private car, turned around and blocked the bike path I wisely chose after I heard him honking... started to lecture me about disregarding safety...
Geez, I'm wearing a helmet mirror and check it religiously every 5 minutes or even more frequently. Here, only recumbent riders and one out of 10.000 cyclists uses a mirror.. and he tells me I'm being careless..

Sighing in the Netherlands

Ivana
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