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|    Tom to the Beach Cruiser Philosopher    |
|    Re: The space for cyclists is 3 meters n    |
|    25 May 12 17:05:44    |
      9bbc081a       XPost: alt.autos.toyota, rec.autos.driving, alt.society.liberalism       XPost: alt.fan.michael-moore       From: tc@comcast.net              On 5/25/12 4:40 PM, TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher wrote:       > This was revealed to me in what I call "divine inspiration," which is       > more or less common sense. Never mind the "experts" who have passed a       > law that cars can pass us as close as 3 feet. That's something       > intangible and insignificant. Probably they were confused by the       > conversion from metric to old fashioned English system, when the foot       > of the King would dictate how long it should be for everybody. Now the       > English themselves have "converted" to the metric system. That puts in       > question the way Americans measure things and calls for the 3 meter       > space for cyclists, if not for the metric system. But we admit no       > confusion when it comes to saving human lives and making our roads       > safe for all.       >       > In other words WE CAN TAKE THE LANE.       >       > NOTE: For those who may ignore how many feet is 3 meters, it amounts       > to 9 feet. That's LIVING SPACE.       >       > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------       > -------       > http://webspawner.com/users/BANANAREVOLUTION              Vertical 6ft is all you need              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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