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Old August 10th 10, 01:17 PM posted to uk.transport,uk.transport.london,misc.transport.urban-transit
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Default Why people don't commute by bike?

On Aug 10, 2:43*am, wrote:
On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:03:16 +0100

Basil Jet wrote:
On 2010\08\09 17:22, His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Creator of the
Movement of Tantra-Hammock wrote:
On Aug 9, 8:49 am, Stephen
wrote:
Some people do, therefore you qusetion is vitiated.


Some .4% of Americans do compared to some 30% in the Netherlands.


Something is missing, right?


Yeah, all the Americans have to do is level the Rockies and the
Appalachians to make America as bike-friendly as the Netherlands.


I don't think anyone blames the americans for using their cars if they
live miles from nowhere. But you don't need a gas guzzling 5.0 V8 SUV to
bring the groceries back from the shops. It does seem that some yanks
few profligate waste of resources as a human right and that is what ****es
off many people.

B2003


And at the same time they make it nearly a "suicide mission" to go and
get the groceries on your bike.