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Excellent point. Riding through a parking lot will add a new dimension
to our rolling performance. <br>
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Attached is an image of me making a similar point in different way.<br>
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It will remind the drivers, but in a way that uses 'stick' and no
'carrot'. Perhaps, people will seize using their cars on Fridays
altogether.<br>
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Thomas John Vitolo wrote:
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<pre wrap="">RE riding through South Bay:
My point is that by riding around people who do ride bicycles, we can serve to
(a) increase the size of future masses by being visible to other cyclists, and
(b) remind drivers in those areas that there are cyclists there, thereby doing a
favor to the folks who already do cycle in the neighborhood.
In a sense, its simply a way to recruit more CMers, and to show a sign of
solidarity with the folks in Southie/Dorchester who ride as their (sometimes
only) method of transportation to work.
To be honest, I think a CM ride around the parking lot (come in near Target,
ride past Home Depot and Old Navy, then past Super 88, Stop & Shop, all the way
to Toys R Us, and then back out would be hysterical. We'd have a huge captive
audience of folks stuck in their cars, and then we could simply ride back out
again onto Southhampton St or onto Mass Ave.
- stomv
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Yes, but Thomas are you saying that it is a great place to
ride?&nbsp; I am
talking about the parking lot for about 1000 cars that is surrounded
by
big-box retailers.&nbsp; It is excellent that so many persevere
through that
car dominated landscape to ride.&nbsp; You'all must know how
important
biking really is.
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