Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: I'm not a "f***ing cyclist".…, in reply to Martin Lindberg,
If only
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Hard News: I'm not a "f***ing cyclist".…, in reply to st ephen,
Yes, the 'cyclists as uncovered meat' argument. So so modern
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Self-parody must be the highest form of tabloidy opining. Garth Georges don't grow on trees.
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Herald must think they have a lucrative angle now, so publish another opinion piece about how cyclists must change (out of concern for their safety) lest they inconvenience car drivers. Bless.
A public road with cars thundering along is no place for a cyclist, no matter how much they bleat about having every right to be in the same place as a car. I'm unsure if it's either arrogance or stupidity that lead various cycle organisations to insist on saying cyclists have equal rights with cars.
That's like me going head-to-head with a supertanker in a small sailboat in a crowded shipping lane expecting a ship the size of a small country to get out of my way. No matter what the rule of the sea says about power giving way to sail (yeah, yeah, I know there are variations but I'm talking about the principle here) it just ain't going to happen.
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Hard News: I'm not a "f***ing cyclist".…, in reply to Ross Mason,
Ross, I understand the raised median was designed to deal with the crowds accessing the Kelly Tarlton's venue on the other side of the road, including pedestrians from tourbuses and cars that will not fit into the adjacent off-street carpark. Hence my comment upthread.
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New York's bike lane backlash, including photo - via Gemma Gracewood (keepin it in Greg's whanau).
Police and transportation officials, meanwhile, have begun a crackdown on bicycle-related traffic violations amid complaints from some pedestrians.
Surging bike ridership has created a simmering cultural conflict between competing notions of urban transportation. Many New Yorkers object to bicycle lanes as sudden, drastic changes to their coveted concrete front yards.
“He’s taking away my rights as a driver,” Leslie Sicklick, 45, said of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
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I found this detailed map of the mine layout useful. Still avoiding most of the more-heat-than-light coverage..
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I'd say it's exactly the same Canute-ish motivation in either case - to prevent the display of visible sexual signs.
snap, Sally
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Hard News: I'm not a "f***ing cyclist".…, in reply to Martin Lindberg,
Martin, it's exactly the smug Eastie nonsense I'd expect - cyclists are only OK if they're commuting, otherwise they should be in the gym (seriously).
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I've deliberately avoided this story yesterday and today, so not sure if this has been addressed - but is there really no way for a small group of people wearing spark-free sneakers and airtight breathing gear to walk into the mine without risking an explosion? And yet drilling another hole through rock is OK?