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  ShiyournFeb. 25, 2010 - 09:17PM JST

  The woman who testified said that "after 6 miles God intervened". Surely he could have intervened earlier! What a &%$#

  Posted in: Toyota chief's U.S. testimony closely watched in Japan

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  ShiyournFeb. 01, 2010 - 04:43PM JST

  According to the Chunichi they were probably Brazilian

  http://www.chunichi.co.jp/s/article/2010020190094233.html

  Posted in: 3 pedestrians killed by car in Nagoya; driver, passengers flee

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  ShiyournNov. 01, 2009 - 08:53PM JST

  Anybody who works to live is in the wrong job.

  Posted in: Do you live to work or work to live?

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  ShiyournAug. 13, 2009 - 08:57PM JST

  I used to live in Tokushima.

  The Awa Odori is the best festival I have ever been to anywhere in the world. It's simply awesome.

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  ShiyournMay. 08, 2009 - 10:30AM JST

  That school has a Mac! An old one yes, but still...

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  ShiyournSep. 25, 2008 - 07:05AM JST

  What an awful photo.

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  ShiyournMar. 28, 2008 - 11:42AM JST

  I agree about cycling on the road being safer. I can't see cycle lanes being of much use for a variety of reasons. The most obvious is that pedestrians will use them more, or high school students will choose to cycle down them, 4 bikes wide, while sending emails on their mobiles or listening to teeny-crap on their iPods thereby slowing everyone else down. In my local city they built a nice wide cycle lane that goes straight through the centre of the city for about 5 or 6 kilometres. It would be perfect except for the fact that it runs parallel to the busiest road with the most polluted air in the area. Unless you want your lungs filled with gunk it's best avoided.

  But I cycle nearly everywhere on either my MTB or road bike over very long distances and nearly always use the road. If you make yourself visible to drivers, cycle with confidence, and obey the rules you'll be fine. A rear light is also very important. I can't understand why it's not the law to have one here. They are far more important than a front light if you are on the road where you legally should be.

  Furthermore, as a cyclist if you have an accident while on the road you'll have the law on your side, but if you have an accident while on pavement the pedestrian will get the protection and the cyclist will probably end up in trouble.

  Posted in: The two-wheel revolution

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