http://austinontwowheels.org/2008/08/26/the-other-hidden-cost-of-the-automobile/ The Online Magazine of Austin Cycling Culture Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:04:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://austinontwowheels.org/2008/08/26/the-other-hidden-cost-of-the-automobile/comment-page-1/#comment-1306 The Latest Safety Hazard: Bicycles! | Austin Bike Blog Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:45:21 +0000 http://austinbikeblog.org/?p=444#comment-1306 [...] So I was just reading over at ATXBS that bicycles are on the list of  ”items determined to be a potential safety hazard” and are banned by the Secret Service for the Obama inauguration. WTF? Airlines are starting to charge for bikes even if the fold into normal sized luggage, the Dallas bike coordinator is anti-bike lane of any kind, and now this!  Never mind that cars are the real safety hazard in this country. [...] [...] So I was just reading over at ATXBS that bicycles are on the list of  ”items determined to be a potential safety hazard” and are banned by the Secret Service for the Obama inauguration. WTF? Airlines are starting to charge for bikes even if the fold into normal sized luggage, the Dallas bike coordinator is anti-bike lane of any kind, and now this!  Never mind that cars are the real safety hazard in this country. [...]

]]> http://austinontwowheels.org/2008/08/26/the-other-hidden-cost-of-the-automobile/comment-page-1/#comment-100 elliott Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:06:28 +0000 http://austinbikeblog.org/?p=444#comment-100 Well put, Joe. Well put, Joe.

]]> http://austinontwowheels.org/2008/08/26/the-other-hidden-cost-of-the-automobile/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Joe Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:47:30 +0000 http://austinbikeblog.org/?p=444#comment-99 The National Highway Traffic Safety Commission reported 42,642 US fatalities in 2006 (the last year I saw numbers for -- it has gone down). That's about 14 times the number of people killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., which were widely viewed as unacceptable. If Arab extremists want to kill Americans, they should make sure we have plenty of cheap gas. The National Highway Traffic Safety Commission reported 42,642 US fatalities in 2006 (the last year I saw numbers for — it has gone down). That’s about 14 times the number of people killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., which were widely viewed as unacceptable. If Arab extremists want to kill Americans, they should make sure we have plenty of cheap gas.

]]> http://austinontwowheels.org/2008/08/26/the-other-hidden-cost-of-the-automobile/comment-page-1/#comment-84 elliott Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:44:23 +0000 http://austinbikeblog.org/?p=444#comment-84 The last CDC figures for 2005 was 43,667 deaths by auto accident. The last CDC figures for 2005 was 43,667 deaths by auto accident.

]]> http://austinontwowheels.org/2008/08/26/the-other-hidden-cost-of-the-automobile/comment-page-1/#comment-83 siouxgeonz Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:36:53 +0000 http://austinbikeblog.org/?p=444#comment-83 I wish I could remember the actual number of fatalities we had this year. It was soemthing like 37,000 - a number I think should be confirmed and then shared often and well, and when people don't believe it, remind them how big a number that is and how many other things with far fewer deaths would considered simply unacceptable, no matter what the "benefits." I wish I could remember the actual number of fatalities we had this year. It was soemthing like 37,000 – a number I think should be confirmed and then shared often and well, and when people don’t believe it, remind them how big a number that is and how many other things with far fewer deaths would considered simply unacceptable, no matter what the “benefits.”

]]> http://austinontwowheels.org/2008/08/26/the-other-hidden-cost-of-the-automobile/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Josh Maxwell Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:03:02 +0000 http://austinbikeblog.org/?p=444#comment-81 I just stopped by your blog and thought I would say hello. I like your site design. Looking forward to reading more down the road. I just stopped by your blog and thought I would say hello. I like your site design. Looking forward to reading more down the road.

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