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   XPost: alt.autos.toyota, rec.autos.driving, alt.society.liberalism   
   XPost: alt.fan.michael-moore   
   From: thetibetanmonkey@gmail.com   
      
   On Nov 17, 12:25 am, "Criminal Drivers Murder 35,000 Americans a Year"   
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   > On Nov 7, 10:46 am, "TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher"   
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   > > On Nov 7, 6:10 am, John B.  wrote:   
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   > > > On Tue, 6 Nov 2012 19:00:07 -0800 (PST), "TibetanMonkey, the Beach   
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   > > > Cruiser Philosopher"  wrote:   
   > > > >On Nov 6, 7:26 pm, John B.  wrote:   
   > > > >> On Tue, 6 Nov 2012 09:09:26 -0800 (PST), "TibetanMonkey, the Beach   
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   > > > >> Cruiser Philosopher"  wrote:   
   > > > >> >On Nov 5, 6:04 pm, ste...@panix.com (Steven M. O'Neill) wrote:   
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   > > > >> >> >I've said here: I wouldn't ride a bike in NYC other than   
   > > > >> >> >for fun.   
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   > > > >> >> You're in luck -- biking to work or to run errands is fun.   
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   > > > >> >Right. Practicality and fun can be mixed when you have right the   
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   > > > >> >bike. I mean a cargo bike can simplify anything the way an SUV never   
   > > > >> >does.   
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   > > > >> >That's why I call them "SUB."   
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   > > > >> Its called decadence, isn't it? When one feel one must have a   
   > > > >> multitude of bicycles? One for riding, one for show, one for cargo and   
   > > > >> one assumes one for non-cargo.   
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   > > > >> How about one for riding down to the bus stop to catch the bus to   
   > > > >> school?   
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   > > > >> Cheers,   
   > > > >> John B.   
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   > > > >Yeah, one can indulge when you don't pay for the car loan, the   
   > > > >interests, insurance, gas and towing.   
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   > > > >But the whole world can benefit from my experiments with cargo bikes   
   > > > >and utility bikes. Lance Amstrong can never inspire the world like   
   > > > >that. Well, that was before he fell in disgrace. Trying to be elite is   
   > > > >an error in life. You must be humble and speak the truth.   
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   > > > What is with this car loan, interest, etc.? Or is this the "Instant   
   > > > Gratification" I read about that you folk have. I've always paid cash   
   > > > for my cars... Just save your money until you can pay for it.... save   
   > > > all that interest costs.   
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   > > > --   
   > > > Cheers,   
   > > > John B.   
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   > > If you took the loans out of buying new cars (particularly SUVs),   
   > > probably we would have as many cyclists as Holland. And the cars would   
   > > shrink to reasonable proportions.   
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   > > What's reasonable? A Smart, a Ford Focus, even a minivan. Similar   
   > > sizes as in Europe.   
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   > > Then the law of the jungle will be no more on our roads. People will   
   > > try to be smart and polite. Sounds Utopian?   
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   > >http://webspawner.com/users/BANANAREVOLUTION   
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   > Yup - people buy big cars cause they're bullies and terrorists and   
   > like to play king of the road.  Another way to stop this is to base   
   > penalties   
   > for highway crimes on the listed weight of the vehicle.   A speeding   
   > 6000 pound SUV is more dangerous than a speeding   
   > 2000 pound compact. Hit the SUV driver with $1000 fine and a suspended   
   > license of 6 months and give the compact owner   
   > a $200 fine and no suspension.   
      
   Well, that's a deal. Suggestion is incorporated into the revolution. ;)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)