Originally Posted by LittleBigMan
I never liked Forester's style of insulting people with whom he disagreed.
But I'm not afraid to say that he was the main person to encourage me to gradually master my current 30 mile round-trip commute route where there were only about 2 miles of bicycle facilities available.
Not everything (or everyone) is black-and-white. (Now if only we can get Forester to see that...
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It is unfortunate that John Forester's approach can be so insulting.
It is also unfortunate that because of his approach, many people don't pay attention to what he's saying.
People like invisiblehand are capable of discerning:
Originally Posted by invisiblehand
I agree that one should not take the opinion of one person too seriously without corresponding evidence. But he does appear to present evidence--note that I did not write proof--supporting some of his claims.
Others...
Originally Posted by Bekologist
my biggest objection is foresters' insistence that only 'serious' cyclists have any business riding a bike.
Not so much...
Originally Posted by invisiblehand
Could you [ILTB] explain your point in more detail?
I too would be interested in seeing it.