tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899086.post7035948997681462540..comments2023-10-07T07:28:55.729-04:00Comments on Dave Moulton's Bike Blog: Matthew Parris ApologizesDave Moultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07556183205157714280noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899086.post-6961966902557841092008-01-03T23:03:00.000-05:002008-01-03T23:03:00.000-05:00Well, I guess an apology, even a half hearted one,...Well, I guess an apology, even a half hearted one, is better than nothing at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899086.post-29254057831623147812008-01-03T16:59:00.000-05:002008-01-03T16:59:00.000-05:00Mark, you've hit the nail on the head. Sadly, lif...Mark, you've hit the nail on the head. Sadly, life is cheap in todays society.lemmiwinkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12897071451229534159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899086.post-88406429837392890452008-01-03T13:44:00.000-05:002008-01-03T13:44:00.000-05:00well done Dave. Somethign similar happened on Okr...well done Dave. Somethign similar happened on Okra. Problem is, the car is all about depersonalized violence. Drivers in a car will play death dodge'em steering, run another off the road, without so much as a second thought, because they presume to be insulated from the consequences of their actions, surrounded as they are by 4000 lb of steel, airbags, etc.<BR/><BR/>This feeling of empowerment - especially when it applies to those who may feel otherwise disadvantaged or disenfranchised from society due to health, economic, or intellectual "status". Put those same people behind the wheel of a car - Boom! ah that's just a bicycle. Note: Not a PERSON on a BIKE. Depersonalized violence, same as taught by video games.<BR/><BR/>Mark PEtry<BR/>Bainbridge Island, WAmpetry912https://www.blogger.com/profile/02434530239246909594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899086.post-43503830761335404592008-01-03T12:14:00.000-05:002008-01-03T12:14:00.000-05:00What's the difference between the Times and the Su...What's the difference between the Times and the Sun? about 50p these days. I too remember (not too long ago) that the Times was a well respected Newspaper. Let's hope, in the future, the media avoid crass over generalisations of cyclists, but, I fear they rather benefit from all the publicity - even if it is negative. <BR/><BR/>- C'est la vie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com