Re: How about car-free cities?/ Liberer nos villes des autos?

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From: Glenn Elert
Date: Mon, 07 Jun 1999 00:00

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In article <3751f661.19418396@news.pacbell.net>, stgeller@pacbell.net wrote:

> leguerrl@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Le Guerrier Louis-Luc) wrote:
> 
> >We should focus on bicycle trailers, tricycles and other human vehicles
> >to transport normal personal goods,, and
> >use horses to carry heavy loads to/from the railways (to replace trucks).
> 
> I say neigh to that one.  One cannot park a horse overnight and 
> forget it.  The horse and buggy era is over.
> 
> Small pedal-powered or electric "station cars" are the better
> solution.
> 
> Nothing wrong with using trucks for heavy loads.  Almost all the
> congestion comes from those single-occupant vehicles.

I concurr. Trucks are just fine with me. They bring goods into my
commmunity. I dislike cars. They really only transport people and they do
it inefficiently. To all the people of New York City, I say bomb the West
Side Highway and The FDR. All those folks from New Jersey should be taking
the train to the City. Let them keep their noise, pollution, and death at
home. I receive no benefit from this whatsoever.

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From: elert@hypertextbook.com (Glenn Elert)
Subject: Re: How about car-free cities?/ Liberer nos villes des autos?
Date: 1999/06/07
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