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Old 03-24-15, 06:10 PM
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Because gopro is a new thing.

(How's that jaywalking "fact" working out for you ILTB?)

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Old 03-24-15, 06:17 PM
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The posts on this thread get weirder and weirder!
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Old 03-24-15, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike
Maybe spare_wheel thinks that 30% of the population gets no benefit from the streets, roads, bridges and tunnels and all the associated infrastructure of the highway network. Presumably all their wants and needs are provided by alternative modes that do not use or need the street and highway network.
I think that you are moving goal posts. The bulk of funding for local transportation in my city comes from property taxes. Allocating 12% of those funds to cycling and pedestrian infrastructure would be a truly staggering improvement.
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Old 03-24-15, 06:48 PM
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Just keepin' it weird for ILTB, just keepin' it weird. Because, well, anyone who would like to walk wants to step in horse manure, just like in the good old days.

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Old 03-24-15, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by spare_wheel
I think that you are moving goal posts.
What goal posts? This thread is just grab the ball and run in any direction to declare victory.
Everyone's a winner.
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