Re: "never stand before the bull"

On Apr 19, 3:39=A0pm, "Jeremy Parker" <JeremyPar...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "ComandanteBanana" <nolionnoprob...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > OK, assume a far away land --a Banana Republic if you will-- where
> > the
> > cyclists are victims of discrimination and injustice, and all of a
> > sudden they come to power... and voila, VELORUTION!
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> Goodness gracious. =A0All this is very un-British. =A0I live, and ride
my
> bicycle in London, which seems to be the far-away land that you are
> talking about. =A0London's a pretty good city to ride a bicycle in, no
> need for new laws or conventions.

Oh, c'mon. The article was written by a Briton about Great Britain.
I've said your driving laws are very good and your new laws
restricting traffic into London are very encouraging, but I trust the
writer's statement that cyclists still live under the law of the
jungle in London to be right.

Either London is like Amsterdam, or it's not a welcoming place for
cyclists. How many people ride bike in London? Give me a percentage to
show.

Anyway, I'd rather ride a bike in London than in places where still
the drivers ignore any civilized rules of the road. In America we have
to tame the beast first. ;)

I read the reviews of the book, but I'm sure even bullfighting can be
done in a safe way if you know the tricks of the trade beyond "never
stand before the bull"...

http://www.cyclecraft.co.uk/book_intro.html