Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site uwmacc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!uwvax!uwmacc!oyster From: oyster@uwmacc.UUCP (Vicious Oyster) Newsgroups: net.bicycle,net.politics Subject: Re: Bicycles, Violence and Hatred Message-ID: <1152@uwmacc.UUCP> Date: Sat, 25-May-85 22:21:19 EDT Article-I.D.: uwmacc.1152 Posted: Sat May 25 22:21:19 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 27-May-85 07:36:26 EDT References: <988@ames.UUCP> <492@ihlpg.UUCP> <972@peora.UUCP> Reply-To: oyster@uwmacc.UUCP (Vicious oyster) Organization: UWisconsin-Madison Academic Comp Center Lines: 51 Xref: linus net.bicycle:901 net.politics:8486 In article <972@peora.UUCP> san@peora.UUCP (Sanjay Tikku) writes: > > ...Why does a bicycle have to be driven on > on a road for MOTOR vehicles. They are unstable ( I always fear that > the guy on the bicycle will fall in front of my car and that causes me > to overtake a bike with max. possible distance between us ) and can > be unbalanced by a ditch, stones etc. If the bicyclists have any > consideration for their auto driving brethren then they should strive to > remain as far as possible from the road and should use it ONLY in case > of not having any flat ground on the side of the road. > > Thirdly, a bike is very narrow and therefore should not be allowed to > occupy a full lane. What a gross waste of precious road space during > office hours. > > Cycles should be OUTLAWED from the main streets and heavy traffic > throughfares like they are from freeways. > > Hate mail is most welcome !!! > >Full-Name: Sanjay Tikku >UUCP: ..!{decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!vax135!petsd!peora!san >CSnet: san%peora.UUCP@CSNET-RELAY >USnail: MS 795; Perkin-Elmer SDC; > 2486 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, FL 32809-7642 >Tel: (305)850-1042-Off. ; (305)851-3700-Res. I encourage you to pick up your state's vehicle handbook. Look in the handbook to where it tells you that bicycles are vehicles, and have a right to drive on roads. (I'm assuming it's legal in any reasonable state, 'though it just became law in Texas 16 months ago. But then again, I don't think Texas is a reasonable place to live :-). If you consider a 15 lb. slow-moving vehicle dangerous to drive near, I can't help but wonder how you react when a multi-ton 18-wheeler doing 90mph gets on your tail on the freeway. Talk about your irrational fears. And while we're talking about "unstable vehicles," why don't we just legislate motor- cycles out of existence. Yeah, and pedestrians... they only have two legs, and I've even seen some fall down. And satellites; they don't even HAVE wheels, and just think about what one of those suckers falling on the hood of your spiffy automobile would do to your hood ornament. Oh, and one more thing: Does your employer know that you spend your "office hours" driving around the city looking for bikers to worry about? -- - jvop {allegra,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!oyster