6/14/2005: Naked Madrid bike ride

LCanal · 06-14-2005, 11:59 PM

[quote]riding naked to protest the dependence on cars.

I wonder where they put their clothes and how they all got to Madrid? The cynic in me always gets a buzz out of "cyclist" especially the smell the roses, ride in the wilderness types as they always use cars, nay SUV's to get to the wilderness. I would be more impressed if they all sold their cars and relied entirely on bikes. But what the ..... I guess as long as they feel happy. As my mother would have said " Think about all the people in the world who can't afford a bike let alone a car"
Yada, yada, yada...

Griff · 06-15-2005, 07:01 AM

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I would be more impressed if they all sold their cars and relied entirely on bikes.

Of course to make that possible would require a shift in public policy so that cycling wouldn't be suicidal, hence the protest. We had some Spaniards here. I wonder if the car culture around Madrid is really that bad. I had a car swerve at me during my long ride home the other night, ought to start packing.

Anyway their protest might be more toward not becoming a insular car culture like ares more than actually addressing local problems.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-15-2005, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff

I wonder if the car culture around Madrid is really that bad.

Picture an ants nest...make it an ants nest of angry ants. OK, now put wheels on the ants. Get the picture.

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LCanal I hope to be the kind of person my dog thinks I am Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sumatra Posts: 257	[quote]riding naked to protest the dependence on cars. I wonder where they put their clothes and how they all got to Madrid? The cynic in me always gets a buzz out of "cyclist" especially the smell the roses, ride in the wilderness types as they always use cars, nay SUV's to get to the wilderness. I would be more impressed if they all sold their cars and relied entirely on bikes. But what the ..... I guess as long as they feel happy. As my mother would have said " Think about all the people in the world who can't afford a bike let alone a car" Yada, yada, yada... __________________ "Happiness is like sex. In order to get any good out of it, you have to give it to someone else."

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