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It's a bit more complicated than that...
bonk man said:Riding in traffic is stressful anyway
No it's not. If it is, you're doing it wrong.
bonk man said:Riding in traffic is stressful anyway
joolsybools said:Surprise surprise. Lets face it no one buys an Audi TT with the intention of driving around at 30mph in it
purplepolly said:I've had a car drive into the edge of my pannier at traffic lights when the driver started off before the green light. My bike moved forward by about 2 feet, having a fast moving car do that must have been very scary... just like the time I got run off the road while going past a junction by a driver desperate to turn left and get to mcdonalds.
Some people aren't capable of sitting around making well thought out rational courses of action when these kinds of incidents happen and are more driven by fear and andrenalin.
bonk man said:I am even more against private car ownership than I was before reading this book.
Bad Company said:I was actually taking you fairly seriously until I read that.
TheDoctor said:So cars 'brush' us, and we 'cause criminal damage' to them?
It's all in the language.
bonk man said:Do any of us need a car? Unless you are hauling loads of tools or goods about then most of us don't need a private car, there are a few exceptions [disability and race commisaires ] and the rest is an excuse.
bonj said:mountain biking, what about that - is using a car for that unjustified in your opinion?
bonk man said:After I said.. I was against private car ownership ...
Do any of us need a car? Unless you are hauling loads of tools or goods about then most of us don't need a private car, there are a few exceptions [disability and race commisaires ] and the rest is an excuse.
User482 said:I hit the back of a van once. It was reversing into me at the time. Was that unacceptable, Lizban?
al78 said:Speaking for myself I would love to be able to get rid of my car but I cannot do all my utility journeys on a bike because I suffer from accumulated fatigue. I end up needing at least one day off the bike per week to recover and hence I have to drive to work on that day. Perhaps when someone develops a legal drug that will leave me refreshed and recovered in the mornings with no lingering soreness will I be able to consider selling the car.
If you are a carer looking after elderly relatives then it would be difficult to do that properly without a car.
Finally, if you are single and doing the dating thing does not having a car hamper your chances with the opposite sex?