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From: kehoe@reed.UUCP (Dave Kehoe)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle,net.politics
Subject: Re: Bicycles, Violence and Hatred
Message-ID: <1572@reed.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 28-May-85 15:37:32 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 28 15:37:32 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 1-Jun-85 03:11:27 EDT
Reply-To: kehoe@reed.UUCP (Dave Kehoe)
Organization: Reed College, Portland, Oregon
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Summary: Stupidity in SE Portland, Oregon


I thought I'd heard everything, but yesterday two
of my elderly neighbors came by argue some more
about the proposed bicycle route (the proposal
goes before the City Council Wednesday May 29).
The lady told me that she is opposed to the bicycle
route (which will go in front of our houses) because
when she is backing out of her driveway she can't
see bicyclists coming and is afraid that she'll back into
a bicyclist and s/he will sue her for damages.
I told her that if she can't see traffic coming,
she shouldn't be driving her car.  "Not drive my
car?!," she said, "Ha Ha.  You must be a comedian."
What can you do with [to] neighbors like that?