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Re: Only some cyclists are scum

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From: Sharen A. Rund
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1993 16:47
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In article <matt.729369925@unidata.ucar.edu> matt@unidata.ucar.edu (Matt Hicks) writes:
>pingle@acuson.com (Karl Pingle) writes:
>
>>To you in your car:  sure would be nice if most motorists used their
>>turn signals (and not just when they start the turn) so cyclists 
>>know when you are turning. 
>
>Hear, hear! Using turn signals is so incredibly easy to do, and so
>useful for those around you that only someone crawling out of an 
>incredibly weak gene pool could neglect to do it on a regular basis.
>I think that it almost takes a concious effort not to use turn signals,
>and that it should be an offense penalized by license revocation.
>
>I guess I've made it clear that this is a bit of a peeve of mine.:-)

ditto on that, 

but you know, with some cars, you had to pay extra
for turn signals, so the buyers opted not to buy them _and_ they 
never learned how to use their arm signals either....B-)

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From: sharen@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com (Sharen A. Rund)
Subject: Re: Only some cyclists are scum
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