When good opinion pieces go bad: Graham Cornes starts out well making his case for better bike lanes in Adelaide, but then he heads off into illogical and dangerous territory…
I really had to tone down my language on this posting. It’s considerably shorter now that I’ve calmed down a bit and taken out all of the F-words…
It is well worth pushing for weekend clearways on Beach Rd, but using the “might is right” argument to achieve that won’t help cyclists in general.
“I might be showing my age, but when I was a kid, we all biked to school, to sports, to play with friends - almost everywhere, really.” –Jill Merrin in the Illawarra Mercury
Two Melbourne cyclists died in road collisions last Thursday. Both deaths were avoidable.
“Cup of coffee in hand, I realize that it’s true what they say: Bicycles Rule in the Netherlands.” –Eric, Downwind of Amsterdam.
There’s something I want the Bureau of Meteorology to investigate…
“Road-bike aficionados are much like trout: simultaneously enthralled and mortified by anything shiny and new that enters their environment.” –Wired.com
“The premise that cyclists’ behavior somehow voids their right to sharing the road is indefensible at face value. ‘Well officer I thought it was OK to hit this cyclists because several blocks back I saw another run a red light’ is not something anyone could defend.” –TheWashCycle
“It’s time to take cycling back and place it firmly in the category ‘normal way to get to work, to the shops, to the cinema’.” –The Slow Bicycle Movement
“Cycling provides economic benefit in terms of improved public health, reduced levels of traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions, as well as reductions in expenditure on transport fuel. These benefits accrue most readily when the bicycle is used as a substitute for car journeys.” –Cycling Promotion Fund
“One of the greatest things about cycling is you can do it with 10,000 people or you can do it alone. And you don’t need to engage in the `secret handshake’ of name-dropping, proper equipment usage, and wardrobe in order to do it. Choose a group, choose a fashion, or don’t, it doesn’t matter.” — Bike Snob NYC
“But here’s the big secret: bike commuting is no sacrifice at all. As a matter of fact, I often feel a pang of guilt for doing it. It’s so much fun, and I derive so many benefits from it…” –Alan, www.ecovelo.info