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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   
   
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   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.   
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