Poor biking picture in Business Week Magazine

[tomb...@city-net.com]

Business Week magazine had a photo that illustrated the high price of
gasoline. In the photo the "father" was riding a bike with his
daughter sitting on the crossbar, and the father was riding with one
hand while talking on a cell phone. Of course neither were wearing
helmets. The photo almost appeared staged. If the photo was staged
then Business Week is not a news magazine. Anyway why would a
sophisticed magazine have a picture like this?

Tom

[landotter]

On May 15, 5:35 am, "tomba...@city-net.com" <tomba...@city-net.com>
wrote:

What's a "sophisticed" magazine?

As long as there weren't too many chickens on the handlebars, I can't
see why such hysteria is warranted on your part. Calm yourself with a
smoked eel of some sort.

[cca...@new.rr.com]

On May 15, 5:35 am, "tomba...@city-net.com" <tomba...@city-net.com>
wrote:

I see the picture as purely symbolic.

Maybe the picture supposed to show, realistically, the levels people
stoop to because of gasoline prices?

Cullen

[catzz66]

It just shows you that you ought not to bother with those low rent
tabloids. =]

[ZBicyclist]

tomb...@city-net.com wrote:
> . If the photo was staged
> then Business Week is not a news magazine.

A lot of photos in news magazines are staged. This is only
unethical if it's a "hard news" photo. If its soft news or a
feature, staging the photo is really par for the course.

If you want a picture of a pretty girl riding a bicycle towards the
camera and smiling, it's efficient to find a pretty girl on a bike
and ask her to ride towards the camera and smile.

[Tom Keats]

In article <921acd8f-fafd-45b1...@34g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,

I dunno.

But any publicity is good publicity.

For pre-pubescent kids, nothing beats a
NorthRoads handlebar for comfortably
sittin'-on when riding double.

Unless the kid is a heavyweight chunker
with the mass & density of a neutron star.

Anyways, it's more comfortable than
sitting side-saddle on the top tube.

I daresay, in some ways it's a good
introduction for youngsters toward
acquiring the feel of riding a bike,
sitting up there on the handlebar and
heeding your older brother's admontion
to lean where the bike leans.

It works much better than training wheels,
and in fact obviates any need for them.

I realize it goes against the grain of many
(especially the legalistic sorts,) but I
think one of the best ways to learn to ride
a bicycle is to first be a bicycle passenger.

Yeah, riding double is supposedly unsafe,
certainly unlawful, and yadda yadda yadda.
/Anything/ can be accomplished, with due and
intelligent application of care.

I don't think I've ever read a Business Week.
I'm having trouble enough finding The Sporting News.
And trouble enough avoiding The Racing News.

cheers,
Tom

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