... Jym, Your notion that because of ADA disabled people have blanket protection for using a Segway is just your opinion, not established by any case law, or ...
I was pointing out that 44,000 americans are killed by cars every year in an example to show cars are more dangerous than drugs. Need some figures for amount...
... year in an example to show cars are more dangerous than drugs. ... dying in a car crash plus being injured by the car. ... it would be banned or...
Interesting that cars cause twice as many deaths in the US as murders. I've just been reading Arthur Clarke's "Trigger", which is set in a future where guns ...
Latest from The Independent on what was previously billed as ''naked streets''. Seems its not quite as radical as intimated earlier. Traffic will be channelled...
If you enjoy seeing arrogant motoring journalists brought to book for speeding then this one's for you. The lame humour and weak irony typical of motorist...
Shirley check out http://www.carfreecity.us/opcosts.html go to the section that states "Decreased traffic injuries and fatalities" and there are some figures ...
Great article. I am tired when driving on the motorway, (speed limit 70 mph) of doing 70 in the slow lane and having some moron speeding up to a foot from my...
Re: http://tinyurl.com/5vp7h Sir Your motoring correspondent John Walsh has at last been nailed ³after 20-odd years of trouble-free driving². Until recently...
... I particularly liked, "I'm not a lawbreaker, nor a speed-crazed joyrider. I pootle around town doing something between 30 and 40mph, if there's a break in...
David Hansen
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Feb 2, 2005 10:59 am
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http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/10782716.htm?1c Posted on Tue, Feb. 01, 2005 Driver who hit biker pleads no contest Victim is lawyer from...
Good letter Simon. Keep us posted on whether it gets published. Bill ... ³after 20-odd ... more ... of car ... become ... the boy ... hitting a ... if he ... ...
At least two bikes per train are better than none. From BBC News:- Train firm goes back on bike ban Wessex Trains has bowed to pressure and will allow bikes on...
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/02/politics/02amtrak.html?oref=login&oref=login&pagewanted=all Bush to Propose Elimination of Federal Subsidy for Amtrak By...
I'm absolutely NOT in favor of eliminating Amtrak, but they've been needing a serious attitude adjustment for several years. Service is uniformly bad and...
Note that many deaths resulting from car crashes are not recorded. I recall seeing a Federal report claiming 2,300,000 disabling injuries occur each year in...
Jason Meggs
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Feb 3, 2005 10:01 am
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Just Say “No!” to the Chicago Car Show Activists, Street Performers Undermine Auto Industry’s $15 Billion Brainwashing Campaign February 1, 2005 Contact:...
When I have travelled on Amtrak trains my impression has been that there are more on-board train staff than necessary -- or than I am accustomed to when using...
Two very interesting articles on ground-breaking 'naked streets'/woonerf concept. Hope urls work as havent 'tinyised' them. This is ground breaking stuff -...
... << When I have travelled on Amtrak trains my impression has been that there are more on-board train staff than necessary -- or than I am accustomed to when...
Hello Everyone, Last Fall, the Center for a New American Dream started a slogan contest whose prize was a Toyota Prius. Since their mission is to curb the ...
1. One way to get round any vehicle surveillance is to carshare, so the powers that be don't know who will be driving the particular vehicle they are tracking ...
Not only is there nothing wrong with this technology to curb speeding, let's hope it becomes far more widepread, ALL motor vehicles, no matter who is driving,...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the CarFree group. File :...
CarFree@yahoogroups.com
Feb 8, 2005 1:11 am
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On Monday, the 14th, the Eugene, OR city council will hear public testimony on the proposed ban on MTDs (motorized transportation devices) from all bike/ped...