tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32087936.post1399872616394533096..comments2023-09-19T06:01:25.421-07:00Comments on The Self-Righteous Housewife: DARK DAYS OF WINTERJudy Zimmermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03404223339538308778noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32087936.post-28809574292183729002011-01-29T05:58:44.815-08:002011-01-29T05:58:44.815-08:00@Frankie, it isn't the cool factor that is the...@Frankie, it isn't the cool factor that is the problem but more what you said--it is not safe. Some people do bike but we aren't set up for it like they are in The Netherlands. We almost lost a 10 year old who lives a few houses down in a bad accident last summer. She was just trying to cross the street coming from school but the driver didn't see her.Judy Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03404223339538308778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32087936.post-28807923885450222452011-01-29T00:06:27.074-08:002011-01-29T00:06:27.074-08:00I´m almost all with Laurent. The guy takes the wor...I´m almost all with Laurent. The guy takes the words right out of my mouth.<br /><br />The almost-part is the fact that Laurent is getting himself used to being uncool these days. So it's easy talking for him (if that's an English expression at all). I for my part do suppose that riding a bike is insurmountably uncool for teenagers in a surrounding where no kid rides a bike. And maybe even dangerous, in a surrounding where no driver expects a cyclist.Frankie Pebbleshttp://www.frankiepebbles.web-log.nlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32087936.post-47940821797946425922011-01-12T13:09:58.904-08:002011-01-12T13:09:58.904-08:00Get them a bike, like here in the Netherlands. Sta...Get them a bike, like here in the Netherlands. Start a new trend!<br />I biked to school at 0 F once...Laurenthttp://betweencontinents.web-log.nlnoreply@blogger.com