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Oh, I love this!  Since being carless is perceived as weird, it is the fault
of the weirdo-carless person that more people eschew bikes and thus... MORE
CARS!  YES, it is the ANTI-CAR persons fault!!!!  Conform! Conform! Conform!


Bill and/or Mary Clarke wrote in message
<20c2f050.fbef5669@usw-ex0109-070.remarq.com>...
>Would a "Smoke-Free By Choice" bumper sticker be considered
>an anti-smoking message?  Yes! - given the tension that
>exists between smokers and non-smokers.
>
>I also think that a "Car-Free By Choice" sticker sends an
>anti-car message.  Is that your intention?
>
>I think that cyclists, particularly utilitarian cyclists are
>frequently viewed as eccentric, anti-car, out of the
>mainstream.  This public image makes ordinary people less
>likely to identify with and emulate the cyclists they see.
>It hurts efforts to get more people riding bikes.
>
>If you wish to see fewer people on bikes in the future, then
>continue to display anti-car stickers on your bike.
>
>Bill Clarke
>Greenbelt, MD
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