[*BCM*] Scooters in the bike lanes

[Mars]

No

Anne Wolfe wrote:
> Doesn't this seem to imply that there's some kind of leader to accept 
> or reject a scooter or anything else?  Because that runs entirely 
> counter to everything CM stands for.
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> On 26/09/2007, *Jeremy Chase* <jeremychase at gmail.com 
> <mailto:jeremychase at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     I have to agree in that a scooter wouldn't be accepted at a CM event.
>     Any logical CMer knows that a scooter is a much better alternative to
>     a car, but the far left are going to disagree with anything you do if
>     it isn't pedal power.
>
>     I believe scooters are a great alternative, but as a cyclist I don't
>     like them using the bike lanes. I do, however, like scooters far more
>     than cars double parked in the bike lane, and I would much rather see
>     10 scooters roll by than 10 cars.
>
>     Jeremy
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>     On 9/24/07, Zarkauskas, John A <JAZarkauskas at statestreet.com
>     <mailto:JAZarkauskas at statestreet.com>> wrote:
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>     > Primarily because the e-mails I have seen appear to be in favor
>     of the
>     > exclusion of mopeds or scooters rather than suggesting that they
>     could
>     > coexist with bikes….
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>     >  Subject: Re: [*BCM*] Scooters in the bike lanes
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>     > and why do you think it would not be well recieved at Critical
>     Mass?
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>     > In a message dated 9/24/2007 3:39:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>     > JAZarkauskas at StateStreet.com
>     <mailto:JAZarkauskas at StateStreet.com> writes:
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>     > I feel that if we continue to seek more laws to protect us, we
>     likely end up
>     > with more laws that will exclude us as well. Every day, law
>     abiding, safe
>     > drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians have accidents with other law
>     abiding,
>     > safe drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. I'm sure we could reduce
>     these
>     > accidents by introducing more laws to segregate us by modes of
>     > transportation and then by speed and then by size etc,
>     etc…..  but the
>     > results may be less than desirable as bikes get relegated to
>     bike paths and
>     > lanes and prohibited from everyplace else….
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>     > If I had a moped or scooter, I would like to think that I could
>     ride it at a
>     > Critical Mass event. I doubt that would be well-accepted but why
>     not see it
>     > as an improvement over other modes of transportation as opposed
>     to an
>     > affront to the bicyclist?
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