Bicyclists - Best way to punish drivers who endanger you

"Scott en Aztlán" > wrote in message
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> On 20 Feb 2005 19:01:27 -0800, wrote:
>
>>At what point did people become so delicate that they must prevent
>>every drop of sweat forming? I've seen photos of people in European
>>cities biking to work in business suits, etc. It _can_ be done!
>
> Yeah, I've heard stories from people who have visited places like
> Germany where people don't bathe regularly. They tell me the body odor
> of the average German is horrendous!
>

Then they are lying. Germany is a lovely country - very clean and the people
are polite, clean and friendly. Of course, it may be that the people you
spoke to have been visiting the local rubbish dump, and of course,
*anywhere* there are clean & dirty, but in general terms, Germany and its
people are clean, polite & friendly. I've been to various parts of Germany
on quite a few occasions and I'm more than happy to go back.

Cheers, helen s

No more than you are, you cross posting troll Jr.

In article >, Scott en Aztlán wrote:

> The train stations I grew up using had pedestrian access from every
> direction, stairways at both ends of all three platforms, and bus
> stops down at street level. They just don't build 'em like they used
> to.

This station was built in the 1990s. That's the likely problem. It didn't
consider that people would walk. All but one of the nearby residential
areas require some sort of non-street walking short cut to get there.
With all the idiots geting hit by trains, fences are going to be built I'm
sure. There is just no excuse for being on foot and getting hit by a
train.

Brent P wrote:

> In article >, Matt O'Toole wrote:
>
>> type. These companies seem to be friendlier to bike commuters too,
>> offering shower/changing/locker facilities, secure bike parking, etc.
>
> I use the cube across the isle to park my bike

There are bikes in every office around here. The sad thing is, in a town of
over 30,000 college students, most of them drive even though few live more than
1.5 miles from campus. There's great bus service but the buses are relatively
empty. It's the professionals who ride bikes.

Even UCLA, largely a commuter school in the middle of a big city, absolutely
bans freshmen from parking on campus. There's a big dorm population but it's
still a tiny percentage of the whole. VA Tech requires freshmen to live on
campus, but still lets them have cars.

Matt O.

wrote:

> Hmmm. I rode through DC about 18 months ago, and saw quite a few bike
> commuters. In fact, I have two friends in the DC metro area who ride
> either very frequently (in one case) or at least occasionally (in the
> other case).

To be fair --

DC is a big place. Washington itself is a fine place to ride, as are many of
the older suburbs. But parts of the DC area, especially NoVA out toward Dulles,
have some of the most bike-hostile roads country. Most of the offices are
concentrated on arterial roads which might as well be freeways, but with
narrower lanes.

Matt O.

Scott en Aztlán wrote:

> My hair is a sweaty mess, too, and needs to be
> washed.

So shave it!

Hair is a pain. I'm glad to not have any (or much, anyway).

Matt O.

Scott en Aztlán wrote:

> Yeah, I've heard stories from people who have visited places like
> Germany where people don't bathe regularly. They tell me the body odor
> of the average German is horrendous!

That's a new one for me. The stinky stereotype was always about the French --
remember Pepe Le Pew?

Matt O.

Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:

> You might want to ask a Japanese what they think of the roundeyes'
> burger breath some time ;-)

This is true -- and of southeast Asians as well -- Vietnamese, Burmese, etc.
Their stereotype of Americans is that we're all stinky, dirty, fat slobs.

The fat stereotype about us is pretty universal, actually, followed by loud and
rude.

Matt O.

In article >,
Just zis Guy, you know? > wrote:
>On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:21:59 -0600,
>(Matthew Russotto) wrote in message
>:
>
>>>Why do they do it?
>
>>Because it's a hell of a lot more pleasant to drive 11 low-congestion
>>miles than 5 miles through a traffic jam.
>
>And because they are too stupid to realise that it is quicker, more
>pleasant and better for your health to do the five miles on a bike :-)

With temperatures in the 30s and a few inches of wet snow on the
ground? (as it is right now where I am) I don't THINK so.

"Just zis Guy, you know?" > wrote in
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> On 20 Feb 2005 18:23:29 -0800, wrote:
>
>>Seems to be people who don't exercise who have phobias about smelling
>>different than a perfume commercial. Maybe that phobia - not just
>>laziness - is part of what keeps them sedentary and expanding?
>
> I am always surprised that non-cyclists know so many reasons why
> utility cycling is impossible. Luckily I don't know these reasons, so
> I have no trouble using the bike for a majority of my journeys.
>
> Guy

Maybe you're just stubborn or masochistic? (both?)

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