"Was almost run over by a Right To Lifer, that could have potentially been ironic." --@rosewal (Twitter)
"In a a properly designed Traditional City, most people don’t need bicycles." --Energy Bulletin
"We believe that the benefits of cycling as part of the transport mix are not being fully realised because of poor public policy...there are major benefits to the City that are not being realised (less congested roads and public transport; less air pollution; lower carbon emissions; lower public health costs; quieter, safer roads and a more pleasant public realm)." --Melbourne City Bicycle Rider
“The bicycle has a soul. If you succeed to love it, it will give you emotions that you will never forget” --Mario Cipollini
As I said last week,
vision and visibility are what I'm after in my bike lights. But enough of the theory, how do I make it work in practice?
In southern latitudes, daylight saving has recently ended and commuting cyclists find themselves suddenly plunged into darkness in the early evening. It's around this time every year that Bicycle Victoria rightly reminds riders to
Light Up.
"...things are getting a bit grippy down there..." --Phil Liggett
"I lost 20 pounds...How? I drank bear piss and took up fencing. How the f--k you think, son? I exercised." --
ShitMyDadSays
"We have a wonderful network of over 25,000 miles of cycleways in the UK, with smooth tarmac and direct routes to the places we want to go. All we have to do is get the other people using those cycleways in their motor vehicles to do so safely and properly." -Regulator, Cyclechat [via @
John_the_Monkey]
"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