[*BCM*] direct action idea for anyone avail 10/28 11 AM

[Pete Stidman]

Alternate points of view are fine, but I'm really sick
of all this anti bike lane bull.  I guess you all must
love Boston, because we haven't got a single useful
bike lane or other biker protection in the whole town.


All an official needs to weasel out of building a bike
lane is one or two bike activists to come out against
it.  It's time we all start thinking about unified
strategies instead of letting our movement come out
looking like a disorganized blob of jelly.  

Maybe it isn't the city of Boston's fault that there
are no facilities for bikers.  Maybe it's our fault.

-Pete

--- Tom Revay <trevay at massbike.org> wrote:

> On 10/28/2005 at 12:21 PM Lee Peters wrote:
> 
> >Perceived danger may equal fewer bikers.
> 
> Based upon this logic, one should conclude that,
> since drowning is the 3rd major cause of
> unintentional death in the US, and the 2nd major
> cause of death for people aged 5-44, there should be
> few swimmers.  As a response, no pool should ever be
> deeper than, say, three feet.
> 
> But there are many swimmers, and many deep-water and
> difficult places to swim.  Why?
> 
> It's because a lot of effort is expended to teach
> people water safety, not limited to well-publicized
> courses from the Red Cross and YMCA that have taught
> many thousands of people how to swim.
> 
> Furthermore, people who can't swim are expected to
> stay out of places that are dangerous until they
> learn how.  If these people are children, it's their
> parents responsibility to keep the kids safe from
> drowning, and almost all parents do.
> 
> Why should a simple enough technique like traffic
> cycling, that requires no more knowledge than it
> takes to pass a driving exam, and few skills beyond
> the ability to pedal and control the bike, be any
> different than swimming?
> 
> ............................Tom
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