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League foolery [was "...Strategy..."
Matt O'Toole wrote:
"Trent Piepho" wrote in message ... Cycling is considered a dangerous activity, and this (false) perception discourages people from engaging in it. So-called cycling advocacy groups blowing the number of cyclists killed out of proportion as proof that the streets aren't safe do cyclists no favors. Sorry pal, gotta cut you off here. Which cycling advocacy groups do this? Quotes, please... Sadly, the League of American Bicyclists took a similar strategy in some of its money-begging letters a year or two ago. No quotes, because I pitched the letters, but I recall one that showed a montage of headlines, things like "Cyclist killed on Route 9..." "Bikers injured by drunken driver..." etc. IIRC, the letter from the League officer gave a harrowing account of a near-escape she'd experienced. The point of the letter was "They're trying to kill you out there, send us money." To me, it was counterproductive at best. It's only one of the ways the League has sadly disappointed me in recent years. They seem to have lost their focus and disenfranchised their members. See http://www.labreform.org/ -- Frank Krygowski [To reply, omit what's between "at" and "cc"] |
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This looks like a good strategy for safety advocates
"Zippy the Pinhead" wrote in message s.com... http://tinyurl.com/w7b6 Here in Britain when gamekeepers kill vermin they sometimes nail the dead bodies up on a fence, to discourage the others. It's the same principle. Displaying mangled bikes is better than displying mangled riders, I suppose, but about as friendly as placing a burning cross on somebody's front lawn. Jeremy Parker |
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This looks like a good strategy for safety advocates
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