“There is overwhelming evidence when children walk or cycle to school they are better off physically and in terms of their social and emotional wellbeing” –Todd Harper, VicHealth.
“I lost 20 pounds…How? I drank bear piss and took up fencing. How the f–k you think, son? I exercised.” –ShitMyDadSays
“It’s just as fun as when you were a kid. You go zoom! and whoosh! You’re a sky creature, not a miserable earth-crawler. And you get to the end of your commute feeling invigorated and intensely alive.” –Dale Favier
“When driving, we see the broad brush of the buildings and the other cars; we tend not to notice a lack of pedestrians, especially when they are rare. When we travel on a bicycle, however, a city devoid of life seems utterly bizarre, and the populace’s blithe acceptance of this status quo even stranger.” –David Alpert, Next American City
“You sure do like to tailgate people… Right, because it’s real important you show up to the nothing you have to do on time.” –twitter.com/shitmydadsays
Other than in a nightclub at 4am, where’s the only place that a lone young woman would be pointlessly aggressive toward four fit, burly blokes that she didn’t know? You guessed it: out on the roads.
“An hour spent gardening is more likely to result in injury than the same time spent cycling. So remember, next time you step outside to clip the hedge, beware of the risks you are running!” –CTC’s policy coordinator Chris Peck
“When the road builders start riding their bikes to work instead of driving, it’s clear something different is happening.”–The Age
“No lock can stop all thieves, but all locks are better than no lock at all” –@KarlOnSea
“I really believe that, once people develop some confidence on the bike track, they’ll feel a lot safer riding on sections of road that don’t have bicycle infrastructure yet”–Katie Kingshott, Healthy Transport Hobart