P.J. O’Rourke on the Scourge of Bike Lanes
April 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Politically correctP.J. O’Rourke on the Scourge of Bike Lanes – WSJ.com.
O’Rourke – a favorite of my sister… and one of mine. This article – with affection for my daughter.
“… The bicycle is a parody of a wheeled vehicle—a donkey cart without the cart, where you do the work of the donkey. Although the technology necessary to build a bicycle has been around since ancient Egypt, bikes didn’t appear until the 19th century. The reason it took mankind 5,000 years to get the idea for the bicycle is that it was a bad idea. The bicycle is the only method of conveyance worse than feet. You can walk up three flights of stairs carrying one end of a sofa. Try that on a bicycle.
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