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[ removes reference to GUN CONTROL in the subject since it's not even
close to the topic anymore ]

In article <1994Nov16.000535.19445@montagar.com>,
David L. Cathey <davidc@montagar.com> wrote:
>>>The consequences of having a wreck on a bicycle are usually quite a bit less
>>>serious than having an accident in a car or truck.  You are comparing apples
>>>and oranges here.
>> But what happens when those apples and oranges are sharing the same
>> roads?  If an apple has a wreck right in front of an orange and the orange
>> runs over him, I think that might be rather serious to the apple.  Or what
>> if an apple who doesn't know the street laws because he hasn't been
>> required to take any training does something stupid ...
>	Like a PEDESTRIAN?

You mean pedestrians think they have the same rights and
responsibilities as poeple in vehicles? (Whatever that vehicle might be,
from a bike to an 18-wheeler.) I think not.

On the other hand, Bicyclists do have the same rights and
responsiblities (except for the few argued here) as all other
vehicles.  Unfortunately they are not required to have the same or even
similiar training that everyone else driving another vehicle must take.
This means that they can be misinformed or non-informed about the
rights, responsibilities and laws.

>	I think it's odd that you work for UT, and seem to be against
>cyclists.  Most campuses I've been are generally bicycle friendly because
>of the commonplace use of them by the students.  And Austin has some really
>nice places to ride, too.

UT is a place where you will quickly learn a hating for bicyclists. The
reason being that they ride at highspeed on pedestrian walkways, run
stop signs, cross traffic when they choose, and generally are
idiots/assholes. It's not like the speed limit is unnecessarily fast
for them to not take the roadways, not to mention that the vehicle
traffic during the day is at a minimum on campus, and there is atleast
one bikeway that I know of, they choose not to since it's more convient
for them.

Ciao,

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Richard Bainter          Mundanely     |    System Analyst        - OMG/CSD
Pug                      Generally     |    Applied Research Labs - U.Texas
          pug@arlut.utexas.edu         |    pug@bga.com
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