XPost: rec.autos.driving, alt.society.liberalism, alt.fan.michael-moore   
   From: njnagel@roosters.net   
      
   On 09/11/2010 09:31 PM, Matthew Russotto wrote:   
   > In article, Sharx35  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Excellent points.  Within a minute, almost ANY cyclist I have watched,   
   >> breaks a traffic law.  The average motorist, while hardly a saint, and   
   >> having a LICENSE to protect, is much more careful.   
   >   
   > Not really, no.  At any given time, a motorist is likely violating the   
   > speed limit.  They turn without signalling, fail to stop for stop   
   > signs, and otherwise treat the traffic code like toilet paper.  I will   
   > grant you they tend to give traffic lights and one-way street signs   
   > more respect than the average bicyclist, but that ain't saying much.   
   >   
   >> Cyclists require NO   
   >> license, NO registration, NO insurance and, on the AVERAGE, an investment   
   >> only a tiny fraction that of the average motorist, I.e. cost of bike vs.   
   >> cost of motor vehicle.   
   >   
   > My most expensive bike cost about a grand, and that's fairly   
   > inexpensive for a road bike.  Used cars can be had that cheap.   
      
   There's plenty of BSOs available for a couple hundred at X-Mart...   
   Granted, they're awful, but they're cheap.  Even better, they're often   
   available used for next to nothing.   
      
   nate   
      
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