These are the laws that will protect the Cyclists under the Revolution
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From: pandora on 3 Jun 2010 18:42 On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:36:27 -0700, edspyhill01 wrote: > On Jun 2, 9:56 pm, "Sharx35" <shar...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> "His Highness the TibetanMonkey, ComandanteBanana and Chief of >> QuixoticEnterprises" <nolionnoprob...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message >> >> news:27efdea0-a70c-48f5- a788-7012fa2be0e9(a)c7g2000vbc.googlegroups.com... >> >> >> >> >> >> > On Jun 2, 4:27 pm, "Rod Speed" <rod.speed....(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> His Highness the TibetanMonkey, ComandanteBanana and Chief of >> >> Quixotic Enterprises wrote >> >> >> > Rod Speed <rod.speed....(a)gmail.com> wrote >> >> >> Ilya Shambat wrote: >> >> >>> People who have no knowledge of capitalist economics, such as >> >> >>> ones who lived in the Soviet Union, frequently find it >> >> >>> unfathomable how a system like America's, which is not >> >> >>> command-control, could have such an intelligent design. That >> >> >>> there is a store for everything, >> >> >>> there is something for every purse and purpose, and pieces fit >> >> >>> together, >> >> >> Quite poorly at times, most obviously with 'street' people. >> >> >>> leads them to think that all this prosperity must have been >> >> >>> designed by the government. >> >> >> And even in america, plenty of fools believe that some president >> >> >> or other is responsible for the complete implosion of the entire >> >> >> world financial system etc too. >> >> > I don't believe this president is, but the former one surely >> >> > contributed greatly to it by HIDING THE COST OF WAR. >> >> >> Have fun explaining why hiding the cost of WW2, the cold war, Korea, >> >> Vietnam etc etc etc didnt do that. >> >> >> > American capitalism is not as spontaneous as it seems. >> >> >> Corse it is. And thats why it left the USSR etc for dead. >> >> >> > The dinosaurs (SUVs) have been promoted by loopholes in the laws, >> >> >> They are popular even where there are completely different laws, >> >> essentially because so many stupid women feel safer in them. >> >> >> > while the bicycles and alternative transportation struggle with >> >> > little help from the designer. >> >> >> Thats just plain wrong too. There is in fact plenty of design effort >> >> that goes into those. >> >> >> Their problem is that some of the fundamental problems are just not >> >> possible to >> >> design around, most obviously with the MUCH higher risk of serious >> >> injury with a >> >> bike with even a very minor accident that would just be a complete >> >> yawn in a car. >> >> >> > In other words, WE ARE THE PRODUCT OF STUPID DESIGN. >> >> >> There is no design, we evolved, stupid. >> >> > Instead of engaging in a long winding discussion, which would only >> > prove you wrong, I let you take a peak at life under the revolution >> > (INTELLIGENT DESIGN)... >> >> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swQTTG3NcYY >> >> > "Public transportation should be A1. (The city of Curitiba, in >> > Brazil, offers us a functional model of transportation; bicycle lanes >> > should be implemented along all major streets.) Our roads, where the >> > Law of the Jungle rules, should be made safer, say by enforcing >> > passing on the left only." >> >> In MY observation, a HIGHER percentage of pedestrians and cyclists >> break the law, then do MOTORISTS. Pedestrians/cyclists don't have to >> PAY for a licence. They don't have to REGISTER their means of >> transportation. They don't have to INSURE their means of transportation >> and, on the average, they pay LESS taxes than the average motorist. IN >> OTHER WORDS, THEIR (pedestrians and cyclists ) rights should be LESS >> than those WHO PAY.- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > A good antidepressant, or better yet, a good bipolar mood stabilizer > should help you. I doubt it would help. In truth, he probably figures an incident between a pedestrian and a vehicle is equal.
From: Paul Hovnanian P.E. on 4 Jun 2010 18:28 "His Highness the TibetanMonkey, ComandanteBanana and Chief of Quixotic Enterprises" wrote: > > No matter whether the revolution comes to power in Mexico (Jalapeno > Revolution) or any other third world Banana Republic which today > copies lifestyles from the West (SUVs and all), these are the general > conditions set out by the Comandante (me)... > > a) Bicycles are vehicles, thereby they are entitled to taking the lane > --cars must clear the lane 30' before and after No bicycles squeezing by on the right. Unless there's a reserved bicycle lane, I'm not looking for them there. And if I turn right and squash one of them trying to sneak by, well then that's their problem, not mine. -- Paul Hovnanian mailto:Paul(a)Hovnanian.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ All wiyht. Rho sritched mg kegtops awound?
From: Paul Hovnanian P.E. on 4 Jun 2010 18:32 "His Highness the TibetanMonkey, ComandanteBanana and Chief of Quixotic Enterprises" wrote: > > On Jun 2, 9:54 pm, "Sharx35" <shar...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: [snip] > > It's the MOUSE, near the elephant, that should be careful. > > I know. The elephant claims he doesn't see the mouse, so we must > separate the mouse from the elephant. But the mouse, or the cyclists in this case, want to be underfoot. We built them dedicated bicycle lanes and they still ride parallel to them up on the street. So the city is taking them back. -- Paul Hovnanian mailto:Paul(a)Hovnanian.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ Opinions stated herein are the sole property of the author. Standard disclaimers apply. Celebrity voice impersonated. Batteries not included. Limit one to a customer. Best if used by April 1, 2011. Refrigerate after opening. Void if removed.
From: His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Creator of the Movement of Tantra-Hammock on 4 Jun 2010 18:34 On Jun 4, 6:32 pm, "Paul Hovnanian P.E." <P...(a)Hovnanian.com> wrote: > "His Highness the TibetanMonkey, ComandanteBanana and Chief of Quixotic > > Enterprises" wrote: > > > On Jun 2, 9:54 pm, "Sharx35" <shar...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > [snip] > > > > It's the MOUSE, near the elephant, that should be careful. > > > I know. The elephant claims he doesn't see the mouse, so we must > > separate the mouse from the elephant. > > But the mouse, or the cyclists in this case, want to be underfoot. We > built them dedicated bicycle lanes and they still ride parallel to them > up on the street. So the city is taking them back. > Stop wasting money on "bike facilities." They work in Holland but not in America. Just give the cyclist a FULL WIDE LANE, or ban cycling altogether like the Taliban would do.
From: Paul Hovnanian P.E. on 4 Jun 2010 23:49
"His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Creator of the Movement of Tantra-Hammock" wrote: > [snip] > > Stop wasting money on "bike facilities." They work in Holland but not > in America. > > Just give the cyclist a FULL WIDE LANE, or ban cycling altogether like > the Taliban would do. Why a full lane? How fat are you? -- Paul Hovnanian mailto:Paul(a)Hovnanian.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ Senior staff curmudgeon. |