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From: preece@uicsl.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Re: Bicycles - (nf)
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Date: Sat, 22-Oct-83 23:54:38 EDT
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Posted: Sat Oct 22 23:54:38 1983
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uicsl!preece    Oct 21 07:24:00 1983

Nobody objects to bicycles slowing at a stop sign and carefully checking
for cross traffic. Unfortunately, a large percentage of the bicyclists
I've seen lately DON'T slow down and DON'T wait for cross traffic, they
bull right through the intersection unless it is actually blocked by
a car passing through. In that case they get mad at the driver.
If a car is waiting its turn at the intersection and a bicycle comes
up from behind it, you know what that bicyclist is going to do: she
(or he) is going to slip around the car and continue right through
without stopping. If the car wants to turn right, the bicyclist gets
angry.

Bicycling is a very healthy thing to do, but it seems to be MOSTLY
(not entirely, but mostly) practiced by idiots.

scott preece
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