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  • May 1, 2015 at 3:25 am #1029151
    mattotoole
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    @mstone 114585 wrote:

    I’m pretty sure that AAA mid-atlantic is still the devil.

    I’m not so sure. It may be just Lon Anderson — a hack of a flack who knows he can get press by picking on bikes. Then they make up for it (?) by giving the League some money and a nice PSA. Sooner or later their board will figure out that talking out both sides of one’s mouth is not a winning strategy, and Lon will be gone. I wish the BikeArlington movie hadn’t given him such airtime.

    Anyway, look at Better World Club.

    May 1, 2015 at 9:23 am #1029156
    mstone
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    They’ve been all for bikes for some time now, but lobby against any specific bike project. Change that, and they’ll no longer be the devil.

    May 4, 2015 at 2:50 pm #1029280
    Tim Kelley
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    @mattotoole 114859 wrote:

    I wish the BikeArlington movie hadn’t given him such airtime.

    Tell me more.

    May 4, 2015 at 4:53 pm #1029294
    Terpfan
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    While I’m not a big fan of their lobbying, I am happy about this offering since I recieve membership as a gift from a family member every year. Usually it’s not needed, but if my wife is out of town and something ridiculous occurs, I would consider calling them to see if they’re faster than Metro/bus combo.

    May 8, 2015 at 12:57 pm #1029600
    mstone
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    @mattotoole 114859 wrote:

    I wish the BikeArlington movie hadn’t given him such airtime.

    I’m more disgusted that WABA agreed to sit on a pedestrian and cyclist safety task force with John Townsend.

    May 12, 2015 at 4:07 am #1029723
    mattotoole
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    @Tim Kelley 114999 wrote:

    Tell me more.

    C’mon man. We all loved BikeSwell. I did plenty myself to support it and publicize it, as did many others. And the only criticism that I had, and also heard from others, was, “Way too much Lon.”

    http://www.bikearlington.com/pages/about/bikeswell-smart-movement-in-arlington-virginia/

    The Virginia Bicycling Federation will support AAA’s rollout of their new service on Friday. We will continue to try to build bridges and work together.

    June 12, 2015 at 8:48 pm #1032006
    Terpfan
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    “Montgomery County doesn’t have a lot of roadway to take away from motorists,” said Lon Anderson, AAA Mid-Atlantic’s government and public relations director. “When you have some of the worst congestion in the United States, if you’re not going to add car capacity, at least don’t subtract from it.”

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/making-way-for-bicycles-in-a-sprawling-suburb-where-cars-have-always-ruled/2015/06/12/b5f235a6-0a26-11e5-a7ad-b430fc1d3f5c_story.html?hpid=z4

    Oh, Lon’s back to normal suggesting that taking away from cars is the cardinal sin.

    January 20, 2017 at 8:43 pm #1064431
    Raymo853
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    Old topic, but I was surprised to see this notice on some AAA Colorado junk mail. 92262ed0b5c95d7ebec59dc568ebc99b.jpg

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    January 20, 2017 at 9:04 pm #1064433
    cvcalhoun
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    @Raymo853 153256 wrote:

    Old topic, but I was surprised to see this notice on some AAA Colorado junk mail.

    Yep, that’s now true nationwide.

    January 21, 2017 at 1:01 am #1064445
    mstone
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    @Raymo853 153256 wrote:

    Old topic, but I was surprised to see this notice on some AAA Colorado junk mail. 92262ed0b5c95d7ebec59dc568ebc99b.jpg

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    When I cancelled AAA over their lobbying against cyclist and pedestrian interests they told me that they covered bicycles, as though that made it all right. So don’t be surprised, it’s their fig leaf.

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