Really, it would be safer to replace the street with a couple of rail lines. If I was in Deutschland, I could take a bus or a train the 20 k to work tonight, or I could buy a Smart car that gets 67 miles to the gallon. I found both of the rural regions I visited in Baden-Wurttemberg und NRW to be laced with bicycle/hiking paths. I also found the bus to be expensive as it cost me 5 DM to go less than 10 k. Fortunately the drivers made change, as they do not in the Twin Cities. I found biking in Chur, Switzerland to be too hectic for me, with all the traffic, pedestrians und other bikes. The Swiss driver always seems prepared to stop, which I would not expect in Amerika. To me, walking in front of a running car is like walking in front of a loaded bazooka, I do not rely on the caution or courtesy of the driver. Some of the bikers that I see in Madison, Wisconsin either have nerves of steel or some kind of death wish. Thomas Koch ----- Original Message ----- From: Klaus Dieter Cook <kcook@signalgraphics-hou.com> To: <GERMAN-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 11:15 AM Subject: Re: [GERMAN-LIFE] German walking habits > I don't have anything agains hiking and biking trails, providing they don't > interfere with traffic flow. > > Here in Houston, our very liberal mayor, has decided it is time to install > bicycle lanes on some of the major streets. Some of these streets were > normal, two lane roads wide enough for two cars. Now we have a three foot > wide bike lane on each side of the road and the automobile lanes are three > foot narrower. Not only does this create a hazard for two cars passing each > other, but I wouldn't give a plug nickel for the safety of a bike rider that > might be in the lane. So we endager the bike rider and the driver just to be > politically correct. > > Klaus Dieter Cook, > Houston, Texas > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christine Bailey" <r.bailey@home.com> > To: <GERMAN-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 10:54 AM > Subject: Re: [GERMAN-LIFE] German walking habits > > > > I'm really not sure what it's like in the cities in the states but here in > > Calgary we have tons of walking/biking trails. How ever I believe that > > because the U.S. and Canada have really gone away from the small > > neighborhood shops, unlike in Germany, and to the many chain stores, that > > seem to congregate in one commercial area we've lost a great deal. In my > > area of the city I don't even have a 7-11 to go to. It takes me ten > minutes > > just to drive to the nearest grocery store and about 20 to get to the > > nearest mall. What do you all think? > > > > Chris, > > Calgary, Ab > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Karin Book" <karin4467@yahoo.com> > > To: <GERMAN-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 9:13 AM > > Subject: [GERMAN-LIFE] German walking habits > > > > > > > Although I can't speak for all Germans, I know that my > > > family walks much more than the average American here > > > does. In fact, they are always astounded at the number > > > and kind of drive-through windows here in the US. > > > > > > > > ==== GERMAN-LIFE Mailing List ==== > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this mail list send a message to: > > GERMAN-LIFE-L-request@rootsweb.com and in the message add the word > UNSUBSCRIBE and send. > > > > ============================== > > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > > > ==== GERMAN-LIFE Mailing List ==== > GERMAN-FOOD-L@rootsweb.com to subscribe send a message to: > GERMAN-FOOD-L-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > >