Re: Reckless, Aggressive Drivers: Homegrown Terrorists

Jack May wrote:
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>>>>>>> On Feb 21, 12:57 am, Miles Bader <miles.ba...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>>>> Tom Sherman <sunsetss0...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> 
>> You could be putting that energy expenditure toward trans****tation by 
>> riding a bicycle. That would be more efficient than non-trans****tation 
>> exercise combined with motorized trans****tation.
> 
> Riding a bike for trans****tation is a good way to die young.  The death
rate 
> per passenger mile for bikes is far higher than cars.   I plan on buying
a 
> re***bent bike this spring to use on the path along the SF Bay shoreline

> this spring.
> 
> In the past I have used a regular bike on that path.  The path is very
safe 
> but using a bike in traffic is far too scary for me to do.
> 
Multi-use paths are more dangerous to cyclists than riding on the 
street. Unless of course, you prefer faith based answers to properly 
collected data and statistics.

> 
>> A 4000 pound car is an abomination.
> 
> Compared to a 500,000 pound light rail carrying two people?   Transit in
the 
> real world tends to make SUV's look like economy cars.  The cars has
have 
> gotten much heavier with all the safety that has been added to them.
> 
In a civilized country, the rider****p on rail is much higher.

My 2005 Honda Civic is much less than 2 tons in weight.

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Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
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