Can't comment on the speaker's delivery, but what does that matter? I pretty much agreed with most of what the guy said, that is, to get people on bicycles, you don't want to force them to wear a helmet and imply that they are doing something more dangerous than driving. Conversely, the overbearing prevalence of private- automobile culture could probably be combatted effectively by enforcing a strict automobile helmet law.
'Copenhagencyclechic' and it's sister-sites across the web represent exactly the kind of campaign bicycling needs-- something that appeals to peoples' (women and men's) sense of freedom and individuality (and vanity), and incidentally the idea of bicycling for utility/ transportation rather than for sport or recreation. The bottom line is, the energy-rich, complacent people (not saying this is ALL people) of the industrialized world aren't going to hop on bikes because of Peak Oil or 390ppm CO2 in the atmosphere, and the hotter, more barren planet that we have created and will leave to the next generation. But if you appeal to their sense of vanity, you could make some headway. This is exactly what the automobile industry does to sell cars- and they know what they are doing. -Matt On Mar 16, 12:33 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Damn, Jim, it's about time someone had the courage to raise this highly > troublesome subject; moral standards in this our little world of odd, retro > bike geekdom are tumbling fast. > > Patrick "Sarah Palin for President -- as long as she promises complete > silence for four years: Moore > > On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 7:17 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery < > > thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have nothing against professional photographers or exploiting people, but > > I am greatly offended by the shameless portrayal of internal gear hubs and > > chain guards as sensible for transportation bikes! Both of these cause me > > lots of trouble on a daily basis! > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
