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Old January 25th 05, 08:03 PM
Brent P
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In article >, Matthew Russotto wrote:
> In article >,
> Brent P > wrote:
>>In article >, Matthew Russotto wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> Brent P > wrote:
>>>>In article >, Scott en Aztlán wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> the roads were wide open
>>>>> (except for a few arrogant pedalcyclists, who undoubtedly used these
>>>>> roads for the same reason I was).
>>>>
>>>>> Things have changed drastically. Now large sections of former farmland
>>>>> are being developed into housing, and the roads are jam-packed with
>>>>> Sloth who drive a maximum of 45 MPH on these 65 MPH roads - and, of
>>>>> course, there is a 1/4 mile long conga line of vehicles stuck behind
>>>>> these assholes.
>>>>
>>>>Proof that a few ordinary sloth drivers are worse than any bicyclist could
>>>>be even if he was trying.
>>>
>>> Nope. The bicyclist would be doing 10mph and the conga line would be
>>> that much longer.

>>
>>Only a driver so unskilled as to be unable to pass the bicyclist blocked
>>the road.

>
> If you're going to blame the driver by definition, there's nothing
> more to say. Do you also blame the car BEHIND the head of the conga
> line?


So do you blame the driver who is scared of merging and screws up the
traffic stream or the driver of the semi in the right lane that he is
affraid of?



 




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