"Not only are bicycles dangerous, they are. . .

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. . . .As antiquated a form of transportation as the rickshaw. In no advanced city on earth will you find civilized people cycling to work. The urban cyclist is generally a crank, either profoundly antisocial or hopelessly narcissistic and following the strenuous life in hopes of achieving immortality or a legendary sex life. When you encounter him give him a wide berth and never turn your back on him."

DOH!!!! They're talking about me again.

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27 years later, the man wrote "We know environmentalists often ride bicycles, and I can see why bicycles suit them. The bicyclist is the exalte of the road. The bicyclist is neither a pedestrian nor a driver. He cycles where he damn well wants to, on the sidewalk or on the street. He flashes by with his posterior in the air. Neither stop signs nor speed limits impede him — and he is environmentally beneficent. Automobiles have to give him a wide berth, and pedestrians leap aside as he pedals past. Environmentalists adore bicycles."

Ever see 'The Jerk?' So the killer picks his random victim. As he's being shot at while running about the gas station, Steve Martin says "It's the cans. He hates CANS!!!!"
 
Worse than that, they are New Yorkers that cycle. Gotta be the worst of the breed eh? What's the saying, if you can cycle here you can cycle anywhere? Perhaps if they ride slow, somebody knocks em off it and takes it. So haul ass baby.

No intent to diss New Yorkers here really, but NY just doesn't need more of anything. So blame it on the bikes that there is just too damn many cars there now. But a huge " private car in Manhattan" tax would go over real well I bet.
 
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