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XPost: alt.autos.toyota, rec.autos.driving, alt.society.liberalism
XPost: alt.fan.michael-moore
From: tetraethylleadREMOVETHIS@yahoo.com
On 2011-02-14, His Highness the TibetanMonkey, originator of the Stop the
Bullshit Campaign wrote:
> On Feb 14, 1:23 am, Brent wrote:
>> On 2011-02-14, Phlip wrote:
>>
>> >> Yup. The politicians catered to the public for votes. Fail!
>>
>> >> (Now respond to my Curitiba post! And address the "50 square meters of
>> >> park per person" too, while you are at it.)
>>
>> > Sorry - I didn't notice you did.
>>
>> > Now, let's explain how a city can achieve 15% car use (hence
>> > incredible savings in gas & maintenance) via the free market.
>>
>> It will achieve it where ever the people want it that way. Way back when
>> big US cities had privately operated transit. But then it got political.
>> Transit companies and governments got together... the transit companies
>> stopped being free market... their deal with the devil resulted in the
>> government taking over transit.
>>
>> > Don't play the snob game with busses, either. We know that trick. Only
>> > a loser would drive a single-occupant car if he had a choice.
>>
>> Well maybe in Brazil where the weather is nice. This past week in
>> Chicago people had to stand in snow drifts in sub zero (F) weather
>> waiting for buses. They didn't look very comfortable as I drove by.
> So you miss all that nice weather when it's not freezing. You propose
> a one season fit all solution? Don't you have bicycles up there?
You are missing the point. Choice: freeze to take the bus or drive
alone. I responding to the premise that one is a "loser" if he doesn't
choose to freeze.
I take it you've never biked in a chicago winter. I have, it's not
particularly pleasant.
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