Re: City Cracks Down on Bike Couriers--pedestrian killed in Manhattan

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From: Eric Holeman
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 00:00

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In article <65fapb$977@panix3.panix.com>,
       Harvey Fishman <fishman@panix.com> wrote:

>I will reply to this with the same answer that I gave to an email message.

Hey, I'm all in favor of recycling.  

>That is deliberate obfuscation of the problem; how about comparing numbers of
>injuries?  

Fine with me.  Dig up the numbers.   

>The point is that the number of bike-riders putting pedestrians at
>risk by deliberately flouting the law is obscene.

And that number would be?     

>  And the percentage of all bike-riders that act out this totally asocial
>behavior is even more disgusting.

And that number would be?  

I'm no fan of stupid bikers either, but I think you're making some pretty
broad assertions with no facts to back them up.  




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From: ehol@enteract.com (Eric Holeman)
Subject: Re: City Cracks Down on Bike Couriers--pedestrian killed in Manhattan
Date: 1997/11/25
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