Well, in relation to what I was talking about in the first place, it's all a matter of how much you travel, and what your life is like. I've had the same experience with pedal bike... even had people screaming out constantly get out of the road and drive on the sidewalk like the law says. (I was in the bike lane lol) MPG and maintenance costs all mingle together. I've been hit violently in car, motorcycle, bicycle, walking, running, you name it. I'm not making it up either :-) I've come to the conclusion that you can't even bring that into the equation of transport. Most people believe that what movements they do are for everyone else to watch out for. The last was being hit in the side on motorcycle by a guy racing an SUV through a redlight at 40 mph, not much you can do about that kind of thing other than just accept the consequences of life really.... Anyway, my original post was just comparing an everyday Toyota Corolla to a 750cc cruiser motorcycle. Very comparable, and gives us lots of options for fuel economy! Thanks, Dan Lund It is necessary for him who lays out a state and arranges laws for it to presuppose that all men are evil and that they are always going to act according to the wickedness of their spirits whenever they have free scope. -Niccolo Machiavelli On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 10:47 AM, koder wrote: > I wish I could talk and do more to the people. There are some who seem > to think they own the road and if you are biking, pedal or motorized > that they not only have the right of way, but a legal right to run you > down. > > I encountered a trucker who tried to kill me. It put a stop to riding a > bike to work. > > Since this is the reality of the world we live in it is wise to factor > it into the cost/benefit equation, as distinguished from the ROI factor > I referenced earlier. > > We won't even get into drunks who NEED to drive drunk so they can keep > their jobs, or drunken priests who get a get out of jail free card. > > Harold > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss