Originally Posted by
Shadowex3
Excuse me, rights? Bicycling is no more a right than driving a car is, they're both privileges, along with everything else that goes with them. We don't have a right to an interstate system or well-paved roads, as nice and "necessary" as they are. The government merely has a responsibility to keep a minimum standard once they provide it and monopolize it. If they aren't doing that then yes it's a really big freakin problem, but nobody should be throwing the word "Rights" around.
Horsepucky. People do have a right to travel and they do have a right to protect themselves. This law puts restrictions on both.
Sorry, comrade, but you don't get to define the rights of others nor whether the term can be used in the context of this discussion.
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Last edited by chipcom; 05-09-10 at 11:15 AM.
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