Letters Aug 21, 2008 at 4:00 am

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Barry: Okay, as long as the Mercury also publishes similar statistics about the twice-daily Vehicle Bridge Pedals and their impact on responding to all of the same. It's only fair to compare the impacts of the various forms of transportation. Let's see, now. One day of impact a month versus forty-four days of impact. Which could be worse? H'mm. This could take some deep thought.

G.S: Praise be to all who make God over in their own image. And, make a fortune doing it.

Ugly Step Sisters: Have you thought about turning this guy over to the sex crimes office? Any man, gay or not, with a fixation on little girls toys. . .
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Impact of the "twice-daily Vehicle Bridge Pedal"? You mean like a functioning local economy? Someone has to pay for your bike lanes and it sure isn't you.
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GS - you said it! And at least the Scientologists have never started a war...
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Matt, is your nose out of joint because bicyclists want to use the bridges they pay for too. I pay taxes, and based on income, quite a bit more than you. Where is it said that cars are the end all be all of transportation? In your warped little-if-I-can't-drive-it-I-don't-get-it-lower-middle-class world? The local economy functions on more than twice daily traffic jams, thank you very much. One person per car is not just a poor use of resources, it's personally selfish, as in, you are being selfish.
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And a twit.
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From what funds are road repairs and upgrades based on? Vehicle licensing fees and federal road funds. Which of those do you contribute to again?

It's amazing not only how you not only assume you must be more successful than a anonymous person online but also make assumptions regarding their driving and lifestyle habits as well. How is the view from your ivory tower of moral superiority anyway? To think you have the gall to call myself both selfish and a twit...

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Um...hey, anonymous guy who called Matt a twit. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the transportation infrastructure of Portland (including bike lanes!) is maintained by taxes on *motorized vehicles.* It's a real sore point with motorists, because bicycles are not taxed, and are therefore getting free access to the roads motorists have to pay for. Which is a little hard to stomach everytime a bicycle jumps in front of you at a stop light, or when they shut down all the bridges for a bike race...

Oh, and hey, way to go on the name calling. And the bragging.

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