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   Message 61,659 of 62,757   
   Jeff Strickland to Tom   
   Re: The space for cyclists is 3 meters n   
   27 May 12 08:45:07   
   
   XPost: alt.autos.toyota, rec.autos.driving, alt.society.liberalism   
   XPost: alt.fan.michael-moore   
   From: crwlrjeff@yahoo.com   
      
   "Tom"  wrote in message news:jpos78$jet$1@dont-email.me...   
   > 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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   >> http://webspawner.com/users/BANANAREVOLUTION   
   >   
   > Vertical 6ft is all you need   
      
   Please stop responding to TibetanMonkeyLoad, and maybe he'll go away.   
      
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