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Path: number1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!postnews.google.com!news4.google.com!feeder.news-service.com!cyclone03.ams2.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!npeersf02.ams.highwinds-media.com!newsfe30.ams2.POSTED!7564ea0f!not-for-mail Message-ID: <%xcxl.11955$f%4.1104@newsfe30.ams2> From: _  Newsgroups: uk.rec.cycling Subject: Re: The motoring lobby Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:58:00 +0000 References:  <0de6c352-9693-429f-8b3f-d258b97aac90@c11g2000yqj.googlegroups.com>  <54a160b4-d445-446b-b8aa-c2ada58b55f0@o36g2000yqh.googlegroups.com>  Lines: 17 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (Windows/20090302) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To:  Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: 86.12.82.202 X-Complaints-To: http://netreport.virginmedia.com X-Trace: newsfe30.ams2 1237669115 86.12.82.202 (Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:58:35 UTC) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:58:35 UTC Organization: virginmedia.com Bytes: 2148 Xref: perfectly-safe.chapmancentral.co.uk uk.rec.cycling:690566

Brian Robertson wrote: > Well, yes, this is what I can't understand about motorists. When I drive > cars I simply don't break the law. If I can't park somewhere, I don't even > stop. It doesn't matter if I consider it safe to do so. It's illegal. > > A good example are the motorists who I see parking on pelican crossing > markings outside a newsagents every morning when I cycle to work. OK, it is > maybe half 5 in the morning, but they should still be booked and I would not > dream of doing the same thing. > > I don't speed, EVER. I can't understand why people do. I try to accelerate > gently, etc, etc. What is it about cars that turn people into monsters? > How odd. We were all just saying the exact same thing about the demon drink! Perhaps we should ask someone who's life was wrecked by alcohol abuse to tell us about the lure of it? Can you suggest anyone who could do that? LMFAO