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From: forrest@ucsbcsl.UUCP ( )
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Why I blow off STOP signs
Message-ID: <188@ucsbcsl.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 6-Nov-84 13:11:11 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov  6 13:11:11 1984
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Organization: U.C. Santa Barbara
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As far as the bicyles being less dangerous than cars, you should see
the campus at the Univ. of Cal. Santa Barbara. Almost everyone here rides
a bike, all 14,000 of us. The campus has a network of bike paths which
attempt to keep pedestrians away from the bikes. It succeeds moderatly
well at this but you should see the bike paths during class break periods.
It's worse than the L.A. freeways because everyone goes too fast and
there are no stop signs or traffic lights at intersections. There have been
some terrible accidents were people have been seriously wounded. I even
remember a rumor that someone died as a result of a bike accident.

My point is that, given sufficient numbers, bikes can be as dangerous
as any other moving vehicle. True, mixing bikes and cars is asking for
trouble but even an all-bike environment can be trouble.

Jon
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