Re: Rights vs. Responsibility
Harold Bielstein <[email protected]>
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Now just out of curiosity, did you pay any royalties for the music on the second video? ... just askin... On Feb 6, 2011, at 3:05 PM, Kim Alan Waggoner (Home) wrote: > Portland drivers in the snow: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMzeiMJQrvk&feature=related > > Snow Cycling in Portland: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKthu0qPdjw > > It's all in your experience, capability and equipment! > > > > Portland cyclists in the snow: > > On 11-02-06 02:41 PM, Bryan Lorber wrote: >> At times like this, I love to quote from the epic book "Effective Cycling" >> by Foster. >> >> "Cyclists fair best when they act like and are seen as drivers of vehicles." >> >> Bryan >> Barrington, RI >> >> On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 3:19 PM, John Strong<stronghold42002-/[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Okay, I am all for bicyclist's right to the roads and am an avid cyclist >>> myself, but there is a point where we all need to balance common sense with >>> that right. With recent weather conditions I feel it is a matter of common >>> sense to not ride when you have to ride down the tire ruts to get anywhere. >>> There are times when we would be better off and much safer to ask a friend >>> for a ride or travel in our own car until the conditions improve. I mean, >>> what are we trying to prove by riding in unsafe conditions anyhow? I know >>> that there are some out there that only have a bike for their sole form of >>> transportation, but if you are riding unnecessarily in terrible weather, >>> then I feel you are not only putting yourself in danger, but also >>> endangering auto drivers, truck drivers, bus drivers and any others that >>> have to quickly slow down or swerve to avoid hitting a "crazy biker" that is >>> riding in a snowstorm or blowing rain just to prove a point. With rights >>> come >>> responsibility and lets all use some common sense. We lose enough >>> bicyclists without doing stupid things to aggravate things. What do you all >>> think??? >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Touring mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> Browse and search the archives: http://search.bikelist.org >>> Unsubscribe or list settings: >>> http://www.phred.org/mailman/options/touring >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Touring mailing list >> [email protected] >> Browse and search the archives: http://search.bikelist.org >> Unsubscribe or list settings: >> http://www.phred.org/mailman/options/touring >> > > -- > Sent from my ol' Inspiron 9100 notebook running Ubuntu now because Windows got too big for it. > _______________________________________________ > Touring mailing list > [email protected] > Browse and search the archives: http://search.bikelist.org > Unsubscribe or list settings: > http://www.phred.org/mailman/options/touring > Harold Bielstein [email protected] Laissez Faire Capitalism: Its only a theory!