Bikes really don't belong on the roads.
04-01-09, 08:39 AM
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I like you Denny, the immoderator team could use you.
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No no you gotta DRIVE a bus not take one.. I want to go where I want on my schedule without sharing plus be able to just roll through whatever police roadblock they might setup on my way to work. Although a nice garbage truck might be good and will keep everyone off your 6.
04-01-09, 08:47 AM
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Statistically, one of the most dangerous places that most people ever will see is the inside of a bathtub or shower. More people fall and hurt themselves in the bathroom than you could imagine.
With this in mind, and borrowing from the OPs sentiments, I think that nobody should ever enter a bathroom again. People got by for thousands and thousands of years just being dirty, and squatting over holes in the dirt. It is much safer...
With this in mind, and borrowing from the OPs sentiments, I think that nobody should ever enter a bathroom again. People got by for thousands and thousands of years just being dirty, and squatting over holes in the dirt. It is much safer...
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I have a tricycle in the bath tub. That way I won't fall over.
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04-01-09, 08:58 AM
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No no you gotta DRIVE a bus not take one.. I want to go where I want on my schedule without sharing plus be able to just roll through whatever police roadblock they might setup on my way to work. Although a nice garbage truck might be good and will keep everyone off your 6.
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"Let us hope our weapons are never needed --but do not forget what the common people knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny. If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government -- and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws" - Edward Abbey
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Statistically, one of the most dangerous places that most people ever will see is the inside of a bathtub or shower. More people fall and hurt themselves in the bathroom than you could imagine.
With this in mind, and borrowing from the OPs sentiments, I think that nobody should ever enter a bathroom again. People got by for thousands and thousands of years just being dirty, and squatting over holes in the dirt. It is much safer...
With this in mind, and borrowing from the OPs sentiments, I think that nobody should ever enter a bathroom again. People got by for thousands and thousands of years just being dirty, and squatting over holes in the dirt. It is much safer...
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"Let us hope our weapons are never needed --but do not forget what the common people knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny. If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government -- and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws" - Edward Abbey
04-01-09, 09:06 AM
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Ok. I've been commuting for a year and a half now through all seasons and on both road and trail. After all this I have determined that bicyclists really don't belong on the road. All we do is impede traffic, annoy drivers and contest roads. The externalities caused by on-road bike commuting are too many and the overall social effects net harm. Stay off the roads and make the world a better place.
So I done decided I’ma gona commute by Kayak to work this summer. Shoot, the river goes right by my house and a block from work so why not… Course my commute will be upstream,(but downstream on the way home) and I got that pesky dam to go over(getting back up it may be the rough part), and some rapids to go through, but it’s bound to be safer than trying to ride a bike, drive a car, or hitch hike to work. Ya think? My wife thinks I tetched in the head, but heck that ain’t never stopped me before.
04-01-09, 09:07 AM
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Ok. I've been commuting for a year and a half now through all seasons and on both road and trail. After all this I have determined that bicyclists really don't belong on the road. All we do is impede traffic, annoy drivers and contest roads. The externalities caused by on-road bike commuting are too many and the overall social effects net harm. Stay off the roads and make the world a better place.
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04-01-09, 09:31 AM
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I am right...and if you question my judgment again, I may have to become more official, rather than the a friendly mentor.
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"Let us hope our weapons are never needed --but do not forget what the common people knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny. If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government -- and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws" - Edward Abbey
04-01-09, 09:33 AM
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Was that some kind of a racial comment? Do you think that was funny?
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"Let us hope our weapons are never needed --but do not forget what the common people knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny. If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government -- and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws" - Edward Abbey
04-01-09, 10:10 AM
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I bet you even are one of those people who think the holocaust was real and that it was the Germans who did it, instead of those sneaky Polacks.
I'll have to consult with my peers, but I am not sure we have room in BF for your ilk.
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Police car (lights on), ambulance(Lights on) and postal truck pull up to a 4 way stop at the same time. Who has the right of way?
Postal Truck...federal vehicle takes presidence...I'm trading my bike for a postal truck, then we'll see who rules the road whahhahah!
Did you shave Chip?
Postal Truck...federal vehicle takes presidence...I'm trading my bike for a postal truck, then we'll see who rules the road whahhahah!
Did you shave Chip?
04-01-09, 10:56 AM
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Exactacly exactacally… I agree 52 billion percent. The roads are to dangerous to drive on let alone bike on, and the trails are full of hippies and dog walkers and general non-bikeriden freaks…
So I done decided I’ma gona commute by Kayak to work this summer. Shoot, the river goes right by my house and a block from work so why not… Course my commute will be upstream,(but downstream on the way home) and I got that pesky dam to go over(getting back up it may be the rough part), and some rapids to go through, but it’s bound to be safer than trying to ride a bike, drive a car, or hitch hike to work. Ya think? My wife thinks I tetched in the head, but heck that ain’t never stopped me before.
So I done decided I’ma gona commute by Kayak to work this summer. Shoot, the river goes right by my house and a block from work so why not… Course my commute will be upstream,(but downstream on the way home) and I got that pesky dam to go over(getting back up it may be the rough part), and some rapids to go through, but it’s bound to be safer than trying to ride a bike, drive a car, or hitch hike to work. Ya think? My wife thinks I tetched in the head, but heck that ain’t never stopped me before.
04-01-09, 11:09 AM
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WoW, a patch kit for kayak? I never thought of that!
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Funny thing tho. When I am behind the wheel of a car, a large percentage of other motorists are impeding my progress, annoying me, and contesting my space on the road. Even more so than on my bike. I think I would kill myself if I had to drive around this town daily. So it's really win-win for me.
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You're right. I'm going to walk my toy home (wouldn't want to take up valuable space on the light rail with my stuff) and just put it on the rack on the back of the car. That way I can still look at it while I drive it around places.
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I agree. That's what makes it so appealing to me. I am from the school of Civil Disobedience and Disturbing the Comfortable.
Funny thing tho. When I am behind the wheel of a car, a large percentage of other motorists are impeding my progress, annoying me, and contesting my space on the road. Even more so than on my bike. I think I would kill myself if I had to drive around this town daily. So it's really win-win for me.
Funny thing tho. When I am behind the wheel of a car, a large percentage of other motorists are impeding my progress, annoying me, and contesting my space on the road. Even more so than on my bike. I think I would kill myself if I had to drive around this town daily. So it's really win-win for me.
Yep! In town a bike is so much faster and THAT is the reason I got rid of my car in the first place.
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I think bikes should be banned, they are out dated and a neusence. Our auto industry is on the brink of callapse and we will need to buy cars so Problem solved... You're welcome!
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