tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post4873302087062072490..comments2023-12-27T22:31:19.008-07:00Comments on The Bike Nazi: Spring Break on CampusBikeboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17379272663647894409noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-57937493300007026822010-04-03T11:08:08.633-06:002010-04-03T11:08:08.633-06:00I would liken the movement more to one of those gi...I would liken the movement more to one of those giant flocks of birds. Thousands of birds (people) all doing their own thing, but they seem to avoid hitting each other or causing excessive trouble for anyone else.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04348723888258172486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-72167553357814871582010-04-02T10:50:52.548-06:002010-04-02T10:50:52.548-06:00Aaron, your more positive viewpoint is noted and a...Aaron, your more positive viewpoint is noted and appreciated.<br /><br />Would it be accurate to compare it with, say, a terrarium full of hamsters or white mice? Or a roomful of those battery-powered toys that go in a straight line until they bump into something... then change direction and go again to the next obstacle? Or bumper cars? That's what it reminds me of.<br /><br />Pedestrians get a pass - if they are endangering anybody, it's only self. The same can't be said for motorists. (As a transportation cyclist, few things make me as uneasy as motorists distracted by their electronic doodads.)Bikeboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17379272663647894409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-41031593493906647722010-04-01T23:00:26.415-06:002010-04-01T23:00:26.415-06:00Being a student there on campus, I know what you&#...Being a student there on campus, I know what you're talking about. However, I see things a little differently. I find it almost to be a dance. Everyone is doing their own thing, mostly oblivious to everyone else, but things move with a certain understated harmony. I honestly feel that there is a certain chaotic beauty to it all.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04348723888258172486noreply@blogger.com