On Thu, 14 Oct 2004, Mr. Precision wrote:

Tom Anderson wrote:

The thing is, it's already been done: IT'S CALLED A BICYCLE!

And 99.9% of journeys are made on other forms of transport. Tell you
anything?

Yes, that most people are lazy and stupid.

And you really think ranting about bicycles is going to change that?

Er, no. If i wanted to change the world, i wouldn't be posting on usenet.

And yet you get there, door to door, faster than by any other mode of
transport.

Motorcycle is the fastest mode of transport through London. They keep
running these tube vs bus vs car vs motorcycle vs bicycle competitions
across London and the motorbike just keeps winning.

Ah, i hadn't considered motorbikes - that sounds quite plausible.

I ride a motorcycle, my choice. I wear a grands worth of safety kit, I
get wet and I don't believe for a second that it's the answer to
London's mass transit problems.

Why not? For what it's worth, i agree with you, and i'd say that the
reasons are the poor safety (although i don't actually know how dangerous
motorbikes are), the cost, and the fact that motorbikes don't really make
more efficient use of road space, since although they are smaller, they
still require a lot of space around them.

If you believe bicycles are the answer, you haven't thought the
question through.

On the contrary - and i haven't just thought about it, i've done it!

Aren't you glad to be one in a thousand... Or is it one in ten thousand?
I forgot.

I like to think of us as the elite avant garde of the revolution.

tom

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