Mountain Biker Openly Admits Deliberately Speeding
"Mike Vandeman" wrote in message ... From: "john hurwitz" Subject: radar Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 22:00:32 -0800 Yeah, piano wire is a little harsh, particularly because I think Jim is talking about me. What is fun about mountain biking? Exercise and fitness--yes. Enjoying the outdoors and the natural environment-yes. But it is also the thrill of riding your bike. Testing your skills by going faster than 15 mph on occasion is part of this fun. Most of us do it. I do, but I try and do it in a safe and controlled manner. I don't speed around blind corners, and I ride differently depending on the day of the week and the preserve I am in. If I get a ticket I try and think of it as the cost of my hobby of mountain biking. I don't know how I can do things differently. Sometimes you can't keep your speed under the limit. The terrain is too steep. Is it right that this is where they put up a speed trap? I refuse to limit my riding to their definition of what is acceptable. I will continue to be safe and controlled, but I'm also gonna have a little fun on occasion and brake a couple laws, but do so a safely as I can. Most of us do the same thing on the road. Do you always go the spped limit on the freeway? It's the way it is. My creedo: do the best you can, try and get along, have some fun with out hurting others. John === I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8 years fighting auto dependence and road construction.) http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande Environmentalist openly shows his ignorance |
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