Fellow
citizens: Another penetrating piece by Christopher LeGras. Here he pops
the bubble-the sophistry-the myth-the delusion of the "visionaries" and
the bodies connected to the arms they twisted-***THE EMPEROR WEARS NO
CLOTHES.*** Right from the misguided beginning Transportation
Alternatives displayed a holier than thou-know it all hubris. Refusing
to "cooperate" with city agencies to establish a responsible bike
culture. Moreover in another act of high arrogance they twisted the arms
of Mayors Bloomberg and De Blasio to suppress enforcement by the NYPD. A
neat act of subversion. At once undermining the authority of the NYPD
and likely undermining the morale. Note the number of police suicides.
Note the likely spillover acts of disrespect. The irrational reasoning
is that the more bike riders-the safer the streets.( &
SIDEWALKS-please ?!). This displayed a reckless disregard for human
life.
By conflating a climate change panic with an
outsized projection of the virtue of "going green with bikes"-"Praying
to a false green God"
the city
unleashed bike bedlam. Further the bike infrastructure constrained
emergency vehicles. Set the table for world class congestion. Generated
35 billion dollars in lost business in NYC in 2017. Let's give credit
where credit is due. Serial sophist Charles
Komanoff
and principal funder Mark Gorton have realized one aspect of their
goal. Within the exercise in zealotry they have exerted an undue
influence on New York City. Acutely damaged the quality of
life.Successfully become an anti-Robert Moses presence which in the
relatively short term has created a comparably unwelcome effect on city
well being.Now acknowledged wouldn't it be fair and appropriate to have
them be liable for the deaths-the injuries-the level of stress their
machinations brought about?
Let's give credit where credit is due.
Now
it's time for a turnabout. An independent study is critical. Please
extricate the people from this miasma of irrationality and hubris.
Faulty thinking. High minded rhetoric and low ball tactics. Time's Up.
The Emperor Wears No Clothes.
Jack Brown
Coalition Against Rogue Riding
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