I think a national association is absolutely essential to our sport. Where
would hotrodding be if the NHRA hadn't been formed to raise public
awareness and counter the hitherto image that builders were all speed
crazed deliquents.
Good Lord, from the date of its signing, politicians & vested interests
have been finding ways to erode our constitutional liberties. We need
a united front to represent the positive economic and environmental
value of mbs. People need to know there is a practical alternative to
bumper to bumper freeway smog jams. They need to be made aware
that, besides conserving petrol reserves and reducing pollution, bicycle
infrastructure, motored or not, costs but a small fraction of say
digging a freeway under Boston or Seattle.
We really need to take a cue from the Dutch. What good is mass
transit if you can't reach your individual destination. Their system is
geared to transport bikes or just leave it at a parking facility that can
accommodate as many as 10k bike so that,reaching your destination,
you simply rent another bike for a very nominal fee. Think what this
would do for urban congestion.
Of course We face greater challenges in terms of distance and
topography. That's why MBs are important. Us babyboomers won't
be able to pedal forever. Is just makes sense to have long range,
high mileage, environmentally sound transport.
Geez, I the think the government oughta subsidize us instead of
persecuting us.
