A $200 Hummer?
by RL Policar
This is the perfect SUV.
Our SUV is healthy, friendly, non-polluting, simple, inexpensive, fun, and socially responsible.
There are no black tinted windows to hide us from view. No air conditioning to further isolate us from the outside. No gas tank to fill and fill and fill. No greenhouse gasses pouring from the exhaust pipe. No frustration, no yelling, no honking, no road rage. No clocks to set, no alarm to annoy, no menus to scroll through. No video game system, DVD player, or GPS system. No “we own the road”, “get out of our way”, “don’t slow us down” mentality.
When we ride the Green Hummer, we become part of our city. We have no illusions of flying through an empty city, devoid of traffic, parking problems, pedestrians, or street life like the drivers in television commercials. We expect people to talk to us. People ask questions, tourists ask for directions, traffic goes slower than we can pedal. We accept and expect little delays, and it’s okay. We don’t look for confrontations; we enjoy ourselves in our vehicle.
Check out this video!
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Nice site. I am new to blogging and I have had a cable access/website show in NYC for almost five years called bikeTV. Recently I was like gee, maybe I should google all the bike blogs out there and see what is going down.
It seems every city has a very decent bike blog like yours.
Check out the show if you ever get a chance: http://www.biketv.org/see/clips.htm
The newest is this one on my visit to San Francisco: http://homepage.mac.com/trorb/BikeTV/iMovieTheater132.html
Hey Clarence,
Thanks for the compliments! This is funny, I was just on your site yesterday and I saw your San Fran show! I also watch the bike fetish….man there are some interesting bike people out there!
I think what you’re doing is excellent! I enjoyed your shows and will make sure to point people to your site.
Thanks,
RL