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Cycling group's West Coast antics could be replicated here [Minneapolis]
Minneapolis Star Tribune ^ | October 07, 2007 | Katherine Kersten

Posted on 10/08/2007 12:35:56 PM PDT by Caleb1411

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To: Caleb1411

Oh goodie! Governor Deval Patrick (idiot par excellence), of MA wants to make MA more bike friendly. This sort of nonsense will be coming to Boston in no time flat.


41 posted on 10/08/2007 1:17:50 PM PDT by hershey
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To: truth_seeker

Ahhh , but the police aren’t enforcing said traffic laws in regards to these Eco - Terrorists . So what are the motorists to do ?


42 posted on 10/08/2007 1:18:07 PM PDT by Neu Pragmatist (Unite against Rudy ! - Vote Thompson ! - It's the only way to beat Hillary !)
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To: Caleb1411

Wait, a member of the liberal MSM criticizing the bikers? The sky must be falling.


43 posted on 10/08/2007 1:20:33 PM PDT by gracesdad
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To: Glenn
Hyperbole is a very old tradition in the English language, yes?

Trillions of people who engage in hyperbole should be tortured and killed, because hyperbole is worse than Nazism.

44 posted on 10/08/2007 1:20:59 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Why isn’t this in Breaking News????)
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To: TypeZoNegative

I think that there are two groups of cyclists. The Armstrong posers who tend to obey the laws and spend big bucks on their bikes , and then these idiotic eco - Hippies who obey no laws and try to provoke altercations .


45 posted on 10/08/2007 1:21:28 PM PDT by Neu Pragmatist (Unite against Rudy ! - Vote Thompson ! - It's the only way to beat Hillary !)
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To: hershey

Just as long as he knows that most bikes will have to be left in garages and houses during a winter Noreaster, which would mean people are going to flock the streets with cars and cause even more traffic gridlock, then fine, make Boston more bike-friendly.


46 posted on 10/08/2007 1:21:42 PM PDT by TypeZoNegative (Trinidad&Tobago: Proof that a Muslim minority (5%pop) causes a majority of a country's problems.)
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To: RavenATB
Or we could try this variant to the clothesline?
47 posted on 10/08/2007 1:23:13 PM PDT by Caleb1411 ("These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own." G. K. C)
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To: jcs1744
"...we are victims of you M'am."

What a feminine thing for a man to say. What a fag.

If we didn't have so many young heroes out in the sandbox showing daily that they are as great a generation as America has ever produced I would think we are lost as a country.

Regards

48 posted on 10/08/2007 1:23:56 PM PDT by ARE SOLE (Agents Ramos and Campean are in prison at this very moment.. A "Concerned )Citizen".)
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To: joebuck

As a bicycle rider myself, I’d suggest that a broomstick would provide a more focused response than would thumbtacks.


49 posted on 10/08/2007 1:23:59 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: Neu Pragmatist

I’m a 3rd type. A guy that obeys the laws, spends moderate bucks on my bikes and who sprays mud on pretentious road bikers who think they’re the second coming of Lance Armstrong with his mountain bike.


50 posted on 10/08/2007 1:25:16 PM PDT by TypeZoNegative (Trinidad&Tobago: Proof that a Muslim minority (5%pop) causes a majority of a country's problems.)
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To: joebuck

How about $1500.00. I know some one who just bought one for that amount.


51 posted on 10/08/2007 1:26:14 PM PDT by usslsm51
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To: PAR35

Here's a stock picture of my baby.

52 posted on 10/08/2007 1:27:57 PM PDT by TypeZoNegative (Trinidad&Tobago: Proof that a Muslim minority (5%pop) causes a majority of a country's problems.)
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To: Neu Pragmatist
They have no business being in the road if there are no bike lanes available .

Except the laws of all 50 states say otherwise.

53 posted on 10/08/2007 1:27:57 PM PDT by Minn (Here is a realistic picture of the prophet: ----> ([: {()
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To: joebuck
I have an idea of how much those bikes are, but I don't think hippies pay more than $200 for a bike.
54 posted on 10/08/2007 1:28:18 PM PDT by wastedyears (George Orwell was a clairvoyant.)
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To: Minn

In California, it’s illegal for bicycles to use the sidewalks.


55 posted on 10/08/2007 1:29:33 PM PDT by Tamar1973 (Riding the Korean Wave, one BYJ movie at a time! (http://www.byj.co.kr))
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To: Minn

I don’t get the no sidewalk rule. I as a bicyclist hate riding on the roads because nobody can drive well and I’m always at risk of being in an accident with these crappy drivers. Even if it costs me a fine, I will always ride on the sidewalk because I would rather break the law and see another day in court than obey the law and not see another day.


56 posted on 10/08/2007 1:30:10 PM PDT by TypeZoNegative (Trinidad&Tobago: Proof that a Muslim minority (5%pop) causes a majority of a country's problems.)
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To: TypeZoNegative

Lol , Well we need more of your type in that case .

We mainly have Armstrong posers in my neck of the woods.

Our version of Critical Mass does it on Vespas and other assorted scooters , and is it ever annoying .


57 posted on 10/08/2007 1:30:47 PM PDT by Neu Pragmatist (Unite against Rudy ! - Vote Thompson ! - It's the only way to beat Hillary !)
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To: Neu Pragmatist

In some states, it’s illegal for bicycles to use sidewalks regardless of the availability of bicycle lanes.


58 posted on 10/08/2007 1:31:14 PM PDT by Tamar1973 (Riding the Korean Wave, one BYJ movie at a time! (http://www.byj.co.kr))
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To: Caleb1411

They tried to pull this stuff in Manhattan, but after spending the night at Rikers most of them wised up. They were offered jury trials, but most plead out and paid a fine.


59 posted on 10/08/2007 1:33:00 PM PDT by proxy_user
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To: Caleb1411

The author’s previous piece on Minneapolis’ Critical Massholes can be found at the link below. Interesting to note that last week’s ride, which snarled downtown traffic intentionally, included two Minneapolis City Councilmen. And an aide to the Mayor was arrested during violent confrontations during last August’s bike ride. Maybe these spoiled-child hippie eco-freaks need to run up against some other “riders”...think the Hell’s Angels might be interested? :)

http://www.startribune.com/kersten/story/1463278.html

}:-)4


60 posted on 10/08/2007 1:33:00 PM PDT by Moose4 (Ron Paul is like a beautiful plate of food ruined by a cow patty.)
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