[SDCBC] Auto Show at Convention Ctr?

[Norm Olson]

I decided to chime in here.  There is no way we are going to convince the
Hummer crowd that sheer, power is not the way to go.  They are already
tuning out the green message by buying  one of those monstrosities.
Picketing is just going to make the bicycle crowd look like fanatics and
maybe even targets on the road.  My own personal favorite of getting rid of
massive gas guzzlers is by bringing back the gas guzzler tax, obviously
something that is not going to happen with this administration.  I got a
discount coupon recently for the auto show.  With a grunt of disgust I put
it in my recycling bin.  

 

Norm

 

 

From: sdcbc-bounces at bikesandiego.org [mailto:sdcbc-bounces at bikesandiego.org]
On Behalf Of John Eldon
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 2:57 PM
To: Neil Brooks; sdcbc at bikesandiego.org
Subject: Re: [SDCBC] Auto Show at Convention Ctr?

 

This reminds me of my college days in Los Angeles. Sometime in the early
1970s a group of us bicyclists staged a non-picketing demonstration in front
of the Auto Show, which was being held in the old Pan Pacific Auditorium,
with its art deco facade which had been inspired by E L Cord's cars of the
1930s. We boasted about our economical, eco-friendly mode of transportation,
then left for a big bike ride. 

I am planning to attend the Auto Show on Friday morning, if anyone wants to
meet there.

> Anyone got an idea for how to point out to the auto show attendees 
> that the over-use of over-powered petroleum guzzlers isn't "cool"?
> 
> I'm not exactly "up" for picketing...

 

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