Re: Evacuation of Cities
Per JohnH:
>99.9% of Americans would probably rather rot in a car and depend on someone
>else rescuing them than ride a bike.
There's probably a perceived personal safety issue too.
At least I can lock the doors on my car and/or use it as a battering ram if
worse comes to worse. If I were out there in the mob on a bike there would
have tb consideration/control of the predatory elements that would also be out
there.
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PeteCresswell
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