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In article <micron.126.000F2B0A@5a.com>, Mike Ronn <micron@5a.com> wrote:
>>Again,  I submit that MOST bikers are under age 25,  and in fact younger,  
>and might not be drivers.  You can't limit this debate to adult drivers.  
>Would you like to tell your children they can't ride their bikes down to the 
>corner store unless they have
>> a license, registration, etc... What's next Liability insurance?
>
>Do you have numbers to back this up?  Are most bikers on highways/roads with 
>heavy traffic under age 25?  Haven't seen too many 12 year olds peddling along 
>major throughfares....  How can one be "in fact younger" than "under 25" ?

I don't need numbers to 'back this up'  It's obvious!  Most people
who ride bicycles are either in elementary school,  high school
or college.  Are most bikers on highways/roads with heavy traffic under age 25?
Probably yes.  They would likely be in the 18-25 segment,  those that
are commuting to and from college (which by the way is the group that
seems to most bother people,  due to the crowding near UT). I haven't
seen MANY 12 y/olds doing that either,  but I have seen SOME (I live
on Lake Austin Blvd in MS Housing.  Many children ride their bikes
along Lake Austin,  the younger ones on the side walk,  the older
ones on the roadway.)  So far as being 'younger than under 25' I was typing
too fast and left out the word 'much',  though it should be clear
enough to most readers.

Finally,  so as my point not be completely lost in the noise of nit picking,
I reiterate:  Imposing sanctions on bicyclists will substanially affect
a large segement of the population that is not even being considered through
most of this debate.
It is not a valid assumption that most cyclists are drivers,  as I believe
Don Nash positited.




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