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>>>>> "Darran" == Darran Edmundson <dedmunds@sfu.ca> writes:

Darran> So your inference is that all those short honks were honks of
Darran> derision and not support?  Overall, I thought the car drivers
Darran> were pretty friendly.

Must be a difference of observation.  I saw at least as many drivers
looking angry as those who looked supportive.  Given the radio response
reported by "Hilt" over in van.general, I doubt there were very many
favourably influenced motorists.  (Hilt may be an ignorant asshole, but
that doesn't always make him wrong.)

Darran> In other words, as long as you can conform to the existing
Darran> system - making sure that you don't impede those cars too much -
Darran> it's all right to cycle.  Otherwise you have no business on the
Darran> road.

Hey, I have no difficulty taking a lane and going my own speed, ergo
impeding traffic by the standards of many drivers.  The difference is
I'm doing it legally and practically, while the Indy Out ride was not.
Granted, it was a demonstration, and granted it turned out not to be
specifically bike oriented, but I remain unfavourably impressed.

Darran> And as this pack of muscled cyclists wizzes by, the chances that
Darran> you are going to convince spindly-legged and beer-bellied Joe
Darran> Citizen that he too should commute by bike are approximately
Darran> nil.

Well, I for one am not a muscled cyclist.  I just keep pushing the
cranks around and eventually get where I'm headed.  I fail to see how
yesterday's crawl would do any more to convince SLBBJC that he too could
commute by bike and actually get anywhere.

As ever, and especially by bike, your milage may vary.

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