BIKE: Permission to use the roadways

[Mike Dahmus]

On 03:34 PM 12/31/2003 -0600, Michael Bluejay wrote:

>On Dec 31, 2003, at 9:24 AM, Jeremy Elliott wrote:
>
>>Even a funeral procession needs escort. Any time you
>>try to pass that many people through the bowels of a
>>city, it's wise for everyone's sake to have some
>>organization involved--even if it detracts from the
>>hippie-cool-freelove-"we have the right to ride
>>anywhere"-vibe that some people insist on.
>
>
>Maybe you haven't noticed, but that many people move through the bowels of 
>the city every day -- in cars.  And they don't ask anybody's permission.
>
>Whether it's "wise" to have some organization is another matter.  The 
>original post said that they wouldn't be *allowed* to ride without 
>assistance.  THAT's the position I challenged.  If a bunch of cars don't 
>need special permission to use the roadways, then neither do we.

If a bunch of car drivers organized a parade (Corvette enthusiasts crusing 
by the hundreds down Lamar), they'd probably be subject to the same sort of 
escort as you saw with the Jingle-Bell ride.

Not everything which ticks you off is a result of anti-bike unfairness.


Mike Dahmus
mdahmus