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   XPost: alt.autos.toyota, rec.autos.driving, alt.society.liberalism   
   XPost: alt.fan.michael-moore   
   From: thetibetanmonkey@gmail.com   
      
   On Feb 28, 3:30 pm, liaM  wrote:   
   > Le 2/28/2013 9:07 PM, His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble   
   > Philosopher a écrit :   
   >   
   > > People don't wear helmets in Holland, perhaps because cycling is   
   > > thought to be safe.   
   >   
   > I lived in Holland for a couple years.  The Dutch are lucky in   
   > several ways.  The countryside is completely flat.   The government   
   > has lays bike lanes parallel to motorways physically separate   
   > from the road (tell that to "big gov't is bad" Wilson)   
   >   
   > Another major difference between riding bikes in the US and France,   
   > and riding bikes in Holland, is that there's never any racing   
   > on bike lanes in Holland.  People cycle at a leisurely pace,   
   > going shopping, taking care of day to day business. When they   
   > want to cycle at speed, they ride motorways. Dutch bikes are   
   > built to ride upright and not crouched, and they usually single   
   > speed.   
      
   I live in a very flat place (Florida) minus the harsh winter and still   
   don't get to ride a bike without dealing with stupid design and no   
   less stupid drivers. I may argue that stupid drivers are the result of   
   stupid design where bike lanes are not even connected. In some places   
   they just paint a bike (called sharrow) and the Jewish lawyer is ready   
   to take your business. If you lose a leg and you catch the driver, you   
   may be in for some big compensation (minus the lawyer fee).   
      
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