Aside from the risks of smoking (tar etc. like you said) nicotine has some health benefits. To the extent that it is used as a supplement by some.
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However, I would expect that entrepreneurs would generally have a free market bias. I create online businesses because I have an affinity for tech, and because the Internet has largely been an unregulated space.
Whether it is a health related choice or not is immaterial. 30 minutes of cardio per day is generally regarded as a healthy choice. Yet for obvious reasons we are not taking a collective vote on making mild exercise compulsory for all individuals.
Meanwhile Dupont circle handles P street, 19th street, Connecticut avenue, Massachusetts avenue, and New Hampshire avenue. Plus there is the pedestrian traffic from the park and the metro stop at Dupont.
Can you imagine doing that with only traffic lights? How many officers would be required to massage that mess?
Unless you propose building a spaghetti mixer, I can't imagine a better system for drivers or pedestrians.
For me the bigger negative externality is in foreign policy. I don't want any part of overseas adventures for oil. The financial costs alone are astronomical.
At the same time, I do benefit from transportation infrastructure in terms of shipping and purchasing goods which are transported. But if it were my decision I'd say just privatize the whole thing.
If a private road pollutes or otherwise harms anyone, then they should be liable. Problem solved. Lawyers have every incentive to claim damages.
About the abject terror, just build your way up. You can do it. Once you try it you'll see that it truly is as easy as riding a bike.
Back to your main point - it is not selfish to not want to ban petrol/diesel vehicles. I am ready to share the road with anyone.
Seems like most of the safety complainers don't want to cycle and are looking for excuses.
Prohibition of alcohol would be a more apt comparison.
I'm a lifelong cyclist, ex-bike courier. Cars don't offend me. Bad drivers do. I always loved the freedom of cycling. The lack of regulation and traffic stops is one of my favorite points. Never enjoyed 'cycling routes' or special bike lanes. They always seem to box me in. I feel less safe in these areas.
Speaking of a conflict of interest...
Anyways, I always read the flat earth argument as an exercise in rhetoric. From that perspective the outrage over it speaks volumes.
There are some cold & hard facts advocates of democracy need to look at. These problems can't be legislatively swept under the rug.
Historical analysis tends to disagree with the underlying philosophy of peak oil.
The base servlet API + commons dbcp is good enough for me. If writing SQL queries is too much to ask, then perhaps he shouldn't be writing webapps.