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This guy wants to ban motorcycles....go get him!!

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Nwhiteside said:
By exrension of this r-tards logic then the max speeding limit s/b 60kmh, and we should all be forced to drive prius's or electrics, and wrap ourselves in protective bubble wrap perhaps before stepping out of doors. This is classic intrusive liberalism at it's finest, chipping away at freedoms until we have none left...something a motorcycle inherently says "f&ck you" to.
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Exactly.
 
carman said:
His logic is flawed. His argument is to motorcycles and cars, as cars are to transport trucks. i.e. "If I were to tell you that cars are involved in 800% greater fatalities than trucks wouldn't you want to ban cars for the safety of your loved ones? There was a time when trucks were smaller and slower, making these smaller vehicles acceptable, but no more! "

There, now what?
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Correcto.
 
Well for those of you who emailed him, he wrote another article and responded via copy-pasta email. I threw out an incredibly insulting and demeaning email rife with curse words and a blanket assumption that he has a micro-penis. His response was pretty quick: "Outstanding points."
 
Yeah, here is the "copy-pasta mail" he sends out to those of us who e-mailed him.

Sorry for the cheesy form letter, but as you can imagine, I’ve received more email from motorcyclists than I could ever answer. However, I wanted to let you know that I have written a follow-up column available by clicking here, or cutting and pasting into your browser to get to the publication:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/citylin...o-ban-the-motorcycle-20110627,0,2043379.story

(I didn’t pick the accompanying photo, by the way)

I think there will be parts you like. I know that an estimated 60 to 75 percent of motorcycle accidents are the fault of cars and trucks – I’m just not sure that detracts from my point that motorcycles are not well designed to protect you in a collision or accident. Shouldn’t the manufacturers care more about your safety? And since motorcycles are, after all, in the minority, I don’t know that rightfully asking car and truck drivers to take additional training will work.

I do think you all need to get out in front of the safety question, own it, and bring the fatality and crash numbers down ASAP before some dedicated group of widows or grieving moms decide that motorcycles must go. And remember – in a democracy, it’s the community – through its governing bodies – that decides who gets to be on the roads.

Thanks for the emails, kind, not-so-kind and off the chart, and PLEASE be careful out there.

- Hugh Curran, Auto Erotica
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72 out of 100 000 riders will die in a motorcycle accident while only 14 out of 100 000 drivers will die in car accidents. At the end of the day, all 100 000 riders and drivers are going to die of something eventually, so who the hell cares. I mean, really.

What, you want to save 58 riders from death on a motorcycle so they can die of cancer, or obesiety?
 
While I don't agree with the general plot of the article, I do agree with him on one thing - motorcycle safety would be best served it any suggested improvements come from within. I doubt any of us want some government-appointed non-riding beaurocrat deciding what is best for motorcycling. It doesn't usually work out too well. One only has to look at the number of threads about (and the antics of) squids to know something will be done eventually, especially when it's public funds that pay medical bills (and somehow the whole "lifestyle choice" side of it will manage to ignore those 300lb'ers tut-tutting in MickeyD's when the debate is launched).

Alan
 
Could somebody out there do a study on the many many MANY bikes out there that have cats and are Euro 3 emissions compliant? I'm getting really tired of the emissions card being played in these arguments. Seriously, how many street legal motorcycles over 50cc can you buy without a cat these days? The freaking CBR 125 has one!
 
He still uses AOL, enough said
 
Clearly what we have is a person who has failed his motorcycle license so many times he is mad at the world and jealous of all who ride.

Someone please help him pass and get a motorcycle so he stops whining.
 
Oh dear God. There are so many things I want to write to him.
Perhaps when I get home and have more time to elaborate properly on all my points.
But according to the attitude of his columns, I most likely won't make it there in one piece. :confused1:
 
Flashmonkey said:
He's a witch!!
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This is the most crucial post I have ever read on GTAM. Thank you Flash.Now if you'll hold on a second I'll get my matches and help out.
 
Still lives with his mother.....

I envision the comic book store guy...anyone? anyone?

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