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   XPost: alt.autos.toyota, rec.autos.driving, alt.society.liberalism   
   XPost: alt.fan.michael-moore   
   From: comandante.banana@yahoo.com   
      
   On Feb 19, 12:50 pm, "His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble   
   Philosopher"  wrote:   
   > On Feb 18, 4:52 pm, liaM  wrote:   
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   > > Le 2/18/2013 7:44 PM, His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble   
   > > Philosopher a écrit :   
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   > > > Is anyone trying to make sense of this world?   
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   > > The story of the loving couple killed while cycling by a truck whose   
   > > 25 year old driver was looking for his fallen hat is sad and tragic.   
   > > But as one of their parent said, they died in love doing what they   
   > > dreamt 6 years to do (cycle around the globe, taking their time).   
   > > But shouldn't pity be reserved for those of us who do not come close to   
   > > what this couple have realised in their 34 years of life?   
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   > > Just common sense, eh.   
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   > > Commmon sense in the way life is lived. For example, over and over   
   > > again I read your posts about how cars threaten people riding bikes,   
   > > hogging the road, driving over bike lanes, forcing bikes off   
   > > the road and on sidewalks.  Have you ever considered another   
   > > way to ride a bike, which consists in going out of your way to   
   > > *make room* for cars as they drive near you on the road ?   
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   > > I find this works even in the most drastic of places and times.   
   > > Try it. It keeps me safe. It's just a matter of common sense :))   
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   > The more room you give them, the more they squeeze you. I've seen   
   > cyclists literally riding on the gutter, but that only makes the   
   > predator bolder, and you may actually hit the curb and fall off.   
   > TAKING THE LANE is the best solution for this dilemma.   
      
   This is is a state-wide problem, being lead by Broward county. Drivers   
   are simply predators or terrorists, whichever you prefer:   
      
   Hit-and-run crashes, fatalities on rise, state warns   
      
   Among the victims of unsolved fatal hit-and-run crashes in 2013 are   
   DeAndre Binns, 6, in Miramar; bicyclist John Quintal, 49, in Sunrise   
   and special-needs teacher Paula Vinsky, 47, in Loxahatchee.   
      
   And in Southwest Ranches: jeweler Dwight Morrison, 63, killed   
   instantly Saturday while riding his bicycle on a long-distance trek.   
      
   Morrison's survivors are among the lucky ones, because unlike many   
   families who do not see an arrest made, the Broward Sheriff's Office   
   charged a man with DUI and leaving the scene, among other offenses.   
      
   And the Florida Highway Patrol says hit-and-run crashes are on the   
   rise.   
      
   In 2012, Broward County ranked second among Florida's top five   
   counties for hit-and-runs, with 7,857 crashes, an 8 percent increase   
   over 2011, FHP said Monday while launching an awareness campaign.   
      
   http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/fl-hit-and-run-aware   
   ess-20130218,0,3850612.story   
      
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   This sounds like drivers getting away for killing innocent civilians   
   with a 10 year sentence --if caught-- and "awareness campaigns" for   
   the rest of the predatory drivers.   
      
   That's not the way to deal with terrorists.   
      
      
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