Closing Indian Reservations to cars

[Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

I think it would be a great idea. The car is a symbol of the white man and his exploitation system. Yeah, I think the car is a racket, not a convenience or a symbol of freedom. The horse and the bicycle are a symbol of freedom. You want to be a big chief?

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The Indians are dying young of white man disease, namely obesity and diabetes, depression, alcoholism and junk food. The horse and the bicycle are the perfect vehicles of liberation.

I know, I know, you may say I'm a dreamer...

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[Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

Post by Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher
I think it would be a great idea. The car is a symbol of the white man and his
exploitation system. Yeah, I think the car is a racket, not a convenience or a
symbol of freedom. The horse and the bicycle are a symbol of freedom.

Close family friend was a civil engineer for the Shanghai city
government back when Shanghai had to make some decisions about
transportation infrastructure development - because automobile use was
rapidly expanding.
Among the presenters was an outfit from Australia whose theme was that
Shanghai already had a huge base of people who used bicycles as their
main form of transportation and that they should not seek to accommodate
motor vehicles. Instead, they should concentrate on further
bicycle-oriented development.
During most of the presentation, one of the very senior engineers could
be heard muttering in Mandarin. The Aussies understood only English.
At the very end, he shouted out something.
After it was all over, one of the Aussies asked somebody bilingual to
tell them what the older engineer was said.
What he said was "You guys are sooooo full of shit!....Have you *ever*
had to go *everywhere* on a bicycle?"
--
Pete Cresswell

I'm not surprised that the Chinese --of all people-- want to get rid of the bicycle as a symbol of repression. They are also struggling with gigantic traffic jams and polluted air.

Taiwan uses the scooter as a smarter option. Take into account that in the mountains the bicycle can become too much struggle.