On Jun 22, 6:57 pm, "DI" <
[email protected]> wrote:
> all you folks advocating government control of what auto we drive take
> notice, it can and will also happen to you sooner or later.
>
> http://www.bicycleretailer.com/bicycleretailer/headlines/article_disp...
I'm pretty sure that the NJ legislature, like most states'
legislatures, doesn't actually contain enough real liberals to get
even a symbolic resolution passed, let alone a bill. I mean, it is
composed of a mix of Rs and Ds, right? But I'm going to assume that
this item is really about the proposed NJ QR law and not about the
political makeup of the legislature.
So it looks to me like, if the bill is passed, the implications are
that NJ road bikes and high end MTBs would have to be sold with bolted
skewers, and you might then have to carry a 4mm or 5mm hex key to
remove the wheels. Or you could then buy aftermarket QR skewers and
put them in yourself, rather than asking the shop to sell you the bike
that way. A savvy shop might just credit you for the bolted skewers
if you returned them.
Forgive me if I don't see this as a huge problem. A small nuisance
for lycra dudes, maybe, and possibly a good thing for the mechanically
inept, but not a huge problem.
I'm now going to show you an example of what we Texans have to put up
with from our conservative Republican legislators. You know, the ones
who advocate freedom and personal responsibility.
>From http://bicycleaustin.info/newsletter/2001-02-09.html :
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Bill would ban bikes on Texas roadways
Senator Jeff Wentworth (R-San Antonio) has filed SB238, which would,
in Texas:
1. Prohibit cyclists from riding in groups of three or more on FM
and RM roads in Texas with unimproved shoulders. (i.e., country roads
with no extra paved space to the right of the traffic lane),
2. Prohibit cyclists from riding two or more abreast, on ANY road,
and
3. Require cyclists to wear the "slow vehicle" triangle emblem, on
ANY road.
....
There's little use in writing to the bill's sponsor, Wentworth, unless
he's your Senator. He's already received a ton of mail from cyclists
across the state, and he's not budging. (He filed the bill at the
request of the Texas Farm Bureau, who have apparently had enough of
pesky cyclists on their rural roads.)
....
Further, this bill seems to conflict with the Senator's philosophy,
stated on his website: "In the Texas Senate, Wentworth's votes are
based upon his philosophy of local control, less government
interference and regulation, and personal responsibility."
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Call me crazy, but I'll take mandatory bolted skewers from busybody
Yankees over getting kicked off the road by conservative redneck
jackasses any day.
Chalo
