"Blind eye to public safety"

It's so nice to meet an honest, courageous person.

Mike


Blind eye to public safety

The IJ article on Dec. 9 about a blind mountain bike racer reaching
mach speeds on public lands was illuminating and discouraging.

Although I am inspired by anyone with a disability being able to do
what they rest of us can do, I am not inspired by someone with a
disability breaking the law and putting the personal safety of others
at risk.

There is a speed limit on Marin Municipal Water District, state parks
and Marin Open Space lands that stipulates a 15 mph maximum and 5 mph
when passing others.

The IJ has once again glamorized extreme mountain biking and breaking
the law on public lands.

There was no mention of public safety - only the blind bike rider's
personal safety. The article glorified the thrill of extreme mountain
bike riding, which can only inspire others to do more of the same.

Extreme sports do not belong on public lands where they threaten the
safety of hikers, equestrians, and even other rule abiding bike
riders, and may disrupt wildlife.

Linda Novy, Fairfax

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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.)

Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!

http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande

Mike Vandeman writes:

It's so nice to meet an honest, courageous person.

Mike


Blind eye to public safety

The IJ article on Dec. 9 about a blind mountain bike racer reaching
mach speeds on public lands was illuminating and discouraging.

.... and also a gross exaggeration! There's no way this guy would
approach the speed of sound (Mach 1).




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My real name backwards: nemuaZ lliB

On Dec 15, 11:50*pm, Mike Vandeman wrote:
It's so nice to meet an honest, courageous person.

Mike

Blind eye to public safety

The IJ article on Dec. 9 about a blind mountain bike racer reaching
mach speeds on public lands was illuminating and discouraging.

Although I am inspired by anyone with a disability being able to do
what they rest of us can do, I am not inspired by someone with a
disability breaking the law and putting the personal safety of others
at risk.

There is a speed limit on Marin Municipal Water District, state parks
and Marin Open Space lands that stipulates a 15 mph maximum and 5 mph
when passing others.

The IJ has once again glamorized extreme mountain biking and breaking
the law on public lands.

There was no mention of public safety - only the blind bike rider's
personal safety. The article glorified the thrill of extreme mountain
bike riding, which can only inspire others to do more of the same.

Extreme sports do not belong on public lands where they threaten the
safety of hikers, equestrians, and even other rule abiding bike
riders, and may disrupt wildlife.

Linda Novy, Fairfax

This isn't about public safety, it's about a selfish person who rides
horses on public lands, it's about equestrian Linda Novy and her own
interests.

http://64.233.169.132/search?q=cache...k&cd=5& gl=us

"Commissioner Novy requested that the record show that she feels that
there should have been a dedicated equestrian representative on the
Expenditure Plan Working Group."

Mike...the sociopathic tea-bagger

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