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Old April 4th 05, 05:25 PM
Kevin Karplus
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On 2005-04-04, electroscopillan wrote:

"Rosalie B." wrote in message

But walking I always walk facing the traffic. So I wonder if these
were people that normally walked,


I imagine that is their rationale - though it is a little frightening. I
guess it puts *them* in control of being able to swerve out of the way or
not (from visibly oncoming traffic) instead of contending with the constant
stream of cars coming up ones backside.


The theory behind having pedestrians walk facing traffic is that they
can step sideways if a car comes barreling toward them obviously out
of control. Unfortunately, bikes can't step sideways, and a head-on
crash adds the speed of the two vehicles, so bicyclists are much
better off going in the same direction as traffic. Even more
important than the reduced difference in speed is that most motorists
only look for traffic in one direction at intersections, and
bicyclists on the wrong side of the road will not be seen by turning
motorists. Pedestrians also have some risk from this, but are much
slower moving so are less likely to "appear from nowhere".

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Old April 6th 05, 04:14 PM
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enigma wrote:

oh, i can think of a couple perfectly logical reasons... car
exhaust isn't healthy & what if someone rearends your car.


The rear ending of the car would be pretty awful for the dog that is true.
I haven't noticed the exhaust thing as being a problem. I mean I don't
notice it going in the kennel but I suppose some of it might. There is zero
chance the hitch itself is going to fall off but if the kennel wasn't
properly secured to the platform it would be dangerous.

if all the humans are
in the truck cab & the dog is also going along, he would be in
a securely anchored kennel in the bed.


I don't see this hitch as any different then being in the pickup bed (other
then the rear ending factor which I agreed to).

leedogs aren't luggage. they go *in* the vehicle


Mine doesn't. It seems I'm always being accused of treating my animals
awful on Usenet. I view myself as perfectly ordinary and kind to animals
but maybe I just don't get it.

Dogs are not people. I've drove miles and miles in the back of a pick up
myself and didn't suffer so I can't imagine the dog suffers to much by not
being inside the car. It might not be *fun* but I just don't see how he is
suffering. I don't equate him to luggage but no I wouldn't strap my kid to
the bumper either. I don't think of my dog as a human. There are certain
seasons when the dog suffers less back there then inside. For instance in
the winter my feet would turn to blocks of ice trying to keep it cool enough
inside the vehicle to keep the dog from becoming miserably hot.

This is probably mostly a mute point now because it is dh's car as of today.
If he wants to let the dog up front he can unless we all go together and
then there isn't room unless he rides on my lap, ugh..no thank you.
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Nikki


 




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