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

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From: Cameron R. McKeel
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 00:00
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Oh goddamn. He did it again. I wasn't even going to ride today but
Vannderdick posted. And as I've promised, eveytime the brainless
wonder spews, I ride!

Let's see what our fearless leader has to say today.

>mjvande@pacbell.net (Mike Vandeman) wrote:

>On Wed, 12 May 1999 15:01:51 GMT, leguerrl@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Le
>Guerrier Louis-Luc) wrote:
>
>.What's the advantage of a car?
>.	It transports you from A to B.

Security, Safety, Convienence, Excitement, Enjoyment. But you're too
fucking blind to see these. And you claim to have a Ph.D. 

>.And what else?
>.	It throws CO2 into the atmosphere
>.	It makes a lot of noise
>.	It takes some space, even when you don't use it!
>.	It can kill or harm people, especially if the driver is not careful
>.	   In fact, just in Quebec, over 750 people die each year from car
>.	   accidents, and many of them are bikers or walkers which are
>.	   neglected by aggressive car drivers.
>.	It's not a "natural" object itself (like a horse).

CO2 into the atmosphere. Kinda like you do Vannderdick?
Makes alot of noise...... Um, Vannderdick???? YOU make alot of noise.
Takes up space even when not used.... Like Mikey's brain.
It can kill or harm. So can a baseball bat when used incorrectly.
	In fact. regulated drugs (not illicit) kill over 50,000 people
each year. And these are Rx'd by physicians and governed by the FDA.
This kinda makes your car accidents seem not so bad.

And for my next trick, I'm gonna cut & paste Vannderdick's signature
in the middle of this paragraph and let you all see what an idiot
Mikey is. (like we haven't known that this guy is a loser since day
one.)
.
>.And what should we do?
>.	Transform some of our large cities, like Montreal, into environment
>.	and safety friendly cities, by gradually preventing cars from going
>.	in certain areas (like downtown), to eventually end up with a paradise
>.	where people can walk,****** I am working on creating wildlife habitat 
>                that is off-limits to humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the 
>                previous 8 years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)*****
>                bike, rollerblade, ski or dance, without the
>.	noise, stress and air pollution that cars create. Medium to 
>.	long-distance
>.	transport should be performed by trains, trollers, subway,...
>. 
>.WE, CANADIANS, MUST ADAPT OUR BEHAVIOUR TO THE HUMAN CENTURY: THE 21st!!

Mike. You're the only one (well that's not true) that's gonna look
silly in the 21st century. I'm not saying that we don't need to get a
handle on the pace of our technology. But you're ready to cut off your
nose to spite your face. Instead of turning OFF our brains, we need to
find solutions. But banning alcohol in the 20's didn't work and
neither has marijuana prohibition. Removing a staple or something as
commonplace as the car is not the answer..... improving our little
toys is.

Mike. You, like so many like you, are a disgrace to the entire human
race. You can't even use your mind in a productive, constructive
nature. And then you claim to hold an advanced degree. 

But now, as promised, I must go ride!

Keep posting Vannderdick, you're keeping me in great shape and I'm
having a great time destroying the earth one knobbie at a time.

Peace,

Cam

ps. and if anyone else would like to help me destroy this pathetic orb
(i.e. go riding) please visit http://www.mindspring.com/~crmckeel. 

thank you for your time
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From: crmckeel@mindspring.com (Cameron R. McKeel)
Subject: Re: How about car-free cities?/ Liberer nos villes des autos?
Date: 1999/05/18
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