Timberwoof wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "Dt Lemons 1900" <YEAHRIGHT> wrote:
>
> > It's never the fault of the motorcycle rider, it's always the fault of the
> > "cage" driver. You have to understand the mentality of the motorcycle
> > rider.
>
> Oh, baloney! Some of us bikers know we're more exposed to traffic
> stupidity, so we advocate reasonable following distances jut for this
> sort of thing.
>
I see you are ready to bow to every stupid driver out there on four
wheels, but in the struggle between big and stupid and small and smart,
the winner should be the last one. It's survival of the fittest not the
biggest.
In the following paragraph think of the animal on two wheels (cyclist
or motorcyclist) as an insect, or better yet as a monkey. Well, the
monkey has developed an strategy based on staying on the treetops
(similar to cyclists having bike lanes), well away from the predators
down there (SUVs and other aggressive cagers)...
(the comparison is not totally scientific, but you get the point about
how to deal with the jungle out there)
"insects are prey to many animals; monkeys, anteaters, coatimundis,
spiders, and frogs all enjoy an occasional insect such as a termite or
a grasshopper. For this reason, insects have developed many
techniques to escape predators. Grasshoppers and katydids (insect
similar to a grasshopper) have powerful hind legs that allow them jump
from place to place at incredible speeds. Many animals use the
camouflage to remain unseen. A great number of animals, including
insects, birds, and wild cats, in the Amazon are able to blend into the
background. Some animals have mechanism that allow it to defend or
attack. An example of such would be the scorpion which can use its
stinger to kill a prey or defend itself when under attack. Monkeys
try to stick to the trees. In the trees, they are able to quickly move
about. When on land, however, they can become targets for jaguars and
other wild cats."
http://library.thinkquest.org/21395/graphics/fauna/forest.html