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From: mike@asgb.UUCP (Mike Rosenlof)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Bicycles, Violence and Hatred
Message-ID: <664@asgb.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 25-Apr-85 11:15:16 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 25 11:15:16 1985
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> I occasionally encounter drivers who are too close to the curb, so that
> there's no room for me to get past them while they're stopped.  Before
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> I decided that growing old was a worthwhile goal, I used to go around
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> these guys *on* *the* *left*, and then when the light changed I'd get
> in front of them in the middle of the lane, and -g-o- -s-l-o-w- for
> about 10-15 seconds.  Just enough to get even without (I hoped) getting
> the driver angry enough to deliberately run me over.

I'm glad to see that underlined phrase, because this is exactly the type of
thing that sensible bicyclists should NEVER do.  Intentionally obstructing
traffic is probably illegal, and does little except to promote more violence
and hatred towards bicycles!!!  You can't get even when they outweigh you
100:1.


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