<WBR>Which is why I posed the Q in the 1st place. <br>
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BTW a scooter or moped that has a liscence plate or can exceed 30 MPH is never allowed in a bike lane, anywhere in Mass.<br>
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I agree, scooters and mopeds trump a car in the city , but being on a bike is righteous, green and good for your body and your soul. <br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Robotica <androidqueen@gmail.com><br>
To: Boston Critical Mass <list@bostoncriticalmass.org><br>
Sent: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:23 am<br>
Subject: Re: [*BCM*] Scooters in the bike lanes<br>
<br>
<div id=AOLMsgPart_0_1ba8bb8c-039f-436d-8a9c-5048047fdc7c style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff"><PRE style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><TT>Absolutely not. Not to put words into Jeremy's mouth (but I will
anyway), but he's saying that, while some people would be fine with
it, the odds are great that there would be a fairly large collection
of individuals who would, frankly, express some of the opinions we've
seen on this thread. If the scooter-driver wore a giant sign that
said "I'd be on a bicycle, but I'm currently or permanently disabled,"
it might be a little better, but this list seems to hold the general
opinion that scooter-users are lazy motherfuckers who should just be
riding a bike instead. Obviously, this list doesn't speak for the
mass, but I wouldn't be surprised if some of the attitude carried
over.
No one person would have the right to say "You can't be a part of
this," but would they be *accepted*? I'm inclined to agree with
Jeremy - no.
On 9/26/07, Anne Wolfe <<A href="mailto:goannego@gmail.com">goannego@gmail.com</A>> wrote:
> Doesn't this seem to imply that there's some kind of leader to accept or
> reject a scooter or anything else? Because that runs entirely counter to
> everything CM stands for.
>
>
>
> On 26/09/2007, Jeremy Chase <<A href="mailto:jeremychase@gmail.com">jeremychase@gmail.com</A>> wrote:
> > I have to agree in that a scooter wouldn't be accepted at a CM event.
> > Any logical CMer knows that a scooter is a much better alternative to
> > a car, but the far left are going to disagree with anything you do if
> > it isn't pedal power.
> >
> > I believe scooters are a great alternative, but as a cyclist I don't
> > like them using the bike lanes. I do, however, like scooters far more
> > than cars double parked in the bike lane, and I would much rather see
> > 10 scooters roll by than 10 cars.
> >
> > Jeremy
> >
> >
> > On 9/24/07, Zarkauskas, John A <<A href="mailto:JAZarkauskas@statestreet.com">JAZarkauskas@statestreet.com</A> > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Primarily because the e-mails I have seen appear to be in favor of the
> > > exclusion of mopeds or scooters rather than suggesting that they could
> > > coexist with bikes….
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > >
> > >
> > > From: <A href="mailto:bostoncriticalmass-bounces@bostoncriticalmass.org">bostoncriticalmass-bounces@bostoncriticalmass.org</A>
> > >
> [<A href="mailto:bostoncriticalmass-bounces@bostoncriticalmass.org?">mailto:bostoncriticalmass-bounces@bostoncriticalmass.org</A>]
> > > On Behalf Of <A href="mailto:ThoM3@aol.com">ThoM3@aol.com</A>
> > > Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 3:42 PM
> > > To: <A href="mailto:list@bostoncriticalmass.org">list@bostoncriticalmass.org</A>
> > > Subject: Re: [*BCM*] Scooters in the bike lanes
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > and why do you think it would not be well recieved at Critical Mass?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 9/24/2007 3:39:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > > <A href="mailto:JAZarkauskas@StateStreet.com">JAZarkauskas@StateStreet.com</A> writes:
> > >
> > >
> > > I feel that if we continue to seek more laws to protect us, we likely
> end up
> > > with more laws that will exclude us as well. Every day, law abiding,
> safe
> > > drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians have accidents with other law
> abiding,
> > > safe drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. I'm sure we could reduce these
> > > accidents by introducing more laws to segregate us by modes of
> > > transportation and then by speed and then by size etc, etc….. but the
> > > results may be less than desirable as bikes get relegated to bike paths
> and
> > > lanes and prohibited from everyplace else….
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > If I had a moped or scooter, I would like to think that I could ride it
> at a
> > > Critical Mass event. I doubt that would be well-accepted but why not see
> it
> > > as an improvement over other modes of transportation as opposed to an
> > > affront to the bicyclist?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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