Comments on: 06/08/2012 – Moving The Market http://yehudamoon.com/20120608/ Sun, 19 May 2013 12:46:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: silly cyclist http://yehudamoon.com/20120608/#comment-51966 silly cyclist Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:03:30 +0000 http://kickstandcomics/06082012/#comment-51966 <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG /> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:TrackFormatting /> <w:PunctuationKerning /> <w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas /> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables /> <w:DontGrowAutofit /> <w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables /> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx /> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <span style=" font-family: Verdana; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Wow. You have some strange conspiracy notions. I’d love to see any proof you have that these companies have a say in the curriculum within public education. Also, I’ve personally never heard anything about bikes in any of the public schools I attended, good or bad, except for college where they give you extra incentives to commute by bike. Another thing, you cannot argue that a car is not safer than a bike on the road. Wanting to be safe is NOT an addiction... its common sense.</span> <span style=" font-family: Verdana; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">All I’m saying is I really despise the hatred and distain that cyclists seem to have towards motorists. I ride my bike to school every day and love it! But will not be able to get rid of my car for many reasons. I read this comic because I love riding my bike and I connect with many of the themes within it… other than the notion that motorist are evil.</span> <span style=" font-family: Verdana; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">This idea is often expressed be cyclists who want to be viewed as a vehicle on the road but refuse to follow its laws (red light come to mind). Many of my friends pride themselves on not owning cars but call me up for rides more often than not. The thing is you get in this world what you put in it and if you put in it distain and hate then of course all you will get in return is the same.</span><span style=""></span> <!--EndFragment--> <!–[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG /> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]–><!–[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:TrackFormatting /> <w:PunctuationKerning /> <w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas /> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables /> <w:DontGrowAutofit /> <w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables /> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx /> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]–><!–[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState=”false” LatentStyleCount=”276″> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]–> <!–[if gte mso 10]>
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Wow. You have some strange conspiracy notions. I’d love to see any proof you have that these companies have a say in the curriculum within public education. Also, I’ve personally never heard anything about bikes in any of the public schools I attended, good or bad, except for college where they give you extra incentives to commute by bike. Another thing, you cannot argue that a car is not safer than a bike on the road. Wanting to be safe is NOT an addiction… its common sense.

All I’m saying is I really despise the hatred and distain that cyclists seem to have towards motorists. I ride my bike to school every day and love it! But will not be able to get rid of my car for many reasons. I read this comic because I love riding my bike and I connect with many of the themes within it… other than the notion that motorist are evil.

This idea is often expressed be cyclists who want to be viewed as a vehicle on the road but refuse to follow its laws (red light come to mind). Many of my friends pride themselves on not owning cars but call me up for rides more often than not. The thing is you get in this world what you put in it and if you put in it distain and hate then of course all you will get in return is the same.
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]]> By: Bicycle Bill http://yehudamoon.com/20120608/#comment-51965 Bicycle Bill Mon, 11 Jun 2012 06:29:20 +0000 http://kickstandcomics/06082012/#comment-51965 Valid point, true, and I don't expect everybody to be riding.  But there are enough people out there who are perfectly capable of climbing on a bike and burning a few calories on the way to work.  And why don't they?  They *ARE* addicted, whether it's to comfort, or convenience, or the ability to enclose themselves into a steel cocoon and become a faceless part of the herd for a part of the day — it makes no difference. And when American kids are being brainwashed in the schools to believe that bicycling as a transportation alternative is inherently unsafe — jumping Judas, there are some school districts that absolutely *FORBID* students from riding or walking to school because of misplaced "safety concerns" — it's time to stand up on our hind legs and show that the bigwigs at GM/Ford/Chrysler/Toyota/etc are not shepherds and we are not going to be sheep blindly following their lead. Valid point, true, and I don’t expect everybody to be riding.  But there are enough people out there who are perfectly capable of climbing on a bike and burning a few calories on the way to work.  And why don’t they?  They *ARE* addicted, whether it’s to comfort, or convenience, or the ability to enclose themselves into a steel cocoon and become a faceless part of the herd for a part of the day — it makes no difference.

And when American kids are being brainwashed in the schools to believe that bicycling as a transportation alternative is inherently unsafe — jumping Judas, there are some school districts that absolutely *FORBID* students from riding or walking to school because of misplaced “safety concerns” — it’s time to stand up on our hind legs and show that the bigwigs at GM/Ford/Chrysler/Toyota/etc are not shepherds and we are not going to be sheep blindly following their lead.

]]> By: Fran McHugh http://yehudamoon.com/20120608/#comment-51963 Fran McHugh Sun, 10 Jun 2012 18:39:08 +0000 http://kickstandcomics/06082012/#comment-51963 <p>As the sun was setting <p>out on the peaceful sea, <p>73 men sailed off to history. As the sun was setting

out on the peaceful sea,

73 men sailed off to history.

]]> By: Anonymous http://yehudamoon.com/20120608/#comment-51974 Anonymous Sun, 10 Jun 2012 18:30:52 +0000 http://kickstandcomics/06082012/#comment-51974 As the sun was setting out on the peaceful sea, 73 men sailed off to history. As the sun was setting
out on the peaceful sea,
73 men sailed off to history.

]]> By: Anonymous http://yehudamoon.com/20120608/#comment-51973 Anonymous Sun, 10 Jun 2012 18:30:32 +0000 http://kickstandcomics/06082012/#comment-51973 As the sun was setting out on the peaceful sea, 73 men sailed off to history. As the sun was setting
out on the peaceful sea,
73 men sailed off to history.

]]> By: Anonymous http://yehudamoon.com/20120608/#comment-51972 Anonymous Sun, 10 Jun 2012 18:30:13 +0000 http://kickstandcomics/06082012/#comment-51972 As the sun was setting out on the peaceful sea, 73 men sailed off to history. As the sun was setting
out on the peaceful sea,
73 men sailed off to history.

]]> By: silly cyclist http://yehudamoon.com/20120608/#comment-51964 silly cyclist Sun, 10 Jun 2012 10:16:27 +0000 http://kickstandcomics/06082012/#comment-51964 <span style="font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">It cracks me up to hear cyclist putting down motorist (calling them addicts? really?!?!?!?!?!?!?!). Some people simply need to drive a car to get around: Some live in areas that are too spread out to cycle everywhere, some have disabilities and physically cannot ride a bike, and some work in industries that require it. </span><span style=""> </span><br/><span style="font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">I love reading Yehuda Moon. But sometimes it makes me sad reading the comments and knowing so many people (cyclists) on the forum hate people for simply trying to live their day-to-day lives. For shame.</span> It cracks me up to hear cyclist putting down motorist (calling them addicts? really?!?!?!?!?!?!?!). Some people simply need to drive a car to get around: Some live in areas that are too spread out to cycle everywhere, some have disabilities and physically cannot ride a bike, and some work in industries that require it.  
I love reading Yehuda Moon. But sometimes it makes me sad reading the comments and knowing so many people (cyclists) on the forum hate people for simply trying to live their day-to-day lives. For shame.

]]> By: Volodymyr http://yehudamoon.com/20120608/#comment-51981 Volodymyr Sat, 09 Jun 2012 14:32:54 +0000 http://kickstandcomics/06082012/#comment-51981 So true. It really depends on the person and their life. Some people don't have very far to go to get to work and to shop. Also parking is expensive and owning a car is expensive. Some cities, designed in the car-only days, don't allow for any other options, some don't even have sidewalks, but others do or are getting them. In my opinion, it's not necessary to "get people to cycle" as is often said, but to provide the opportunity to for all the pent up demand that is out there. The present system of car-only or mono-modal streets was intentionally designed that way as it was then believed that it was the best way to get around. Now, we know better.  So true. It really depends on the person and their life. Some people don’t have very far to go to get to work and to shop. Also parking is expensive and owning a car is expensive. Some cities, designed in the car-only days, don’t allow for any other options, some don’t even have sidewalks, but others do or are getting them.
In my opinion, it’s not necessary to “get people to cycle” as is often said, but to provide the opportunity to for all the pent up demand that is out there. The present system of car-only or mono-modal streets was intentionally designed that way as it was then believed that it was the best way to get around. Now, we know better. 

]]> By: Pierre http://yehudamoon.com/20120608/#comment-51984 Pierre Sat, 09 Jun 2012 10:14:54 +0000 http://kickstandcomics/06082012/#comment-51984 In the UK, AA is the Automobile Association, a drivers' club that now runs breakdown recovery services and offers insurance - theaa.com In the UK, AA is the Automobile Association, a drivers’ club that now runs breakdown recovery services and offers insurance – theaa.com

]]> By: Pops http://yehudamoon.com/20120608/#comment-51971 Pops Sat, 09 Jun 2012 00:43:56 +0000 http://kickstandcomics/06082012/#comment-51971 picky picky picky.... but Bicycle Bill is 100% correct-o-mundo... "We're callin' everyone to ride along to another shore We can laugh our lives away and be free once more" (Blues Image - Ride Captain Ride) picky picky picky…. but Bicycle Bill is 100% correct-o-mundo…

“We’re callin’ everyone to ride along to another shore
We can laugh our lives away and be free once more”
(Blues Image – Ride Captain Ride)

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