“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
“Cycling is becoming a legitimate form of transport”–Tim Pallas, Minister for Roads and Ports, Victoria
I’ve been pondering the urgent and focused responses of governments and people to the outbreak of “Swine Flu”, and contrasting the handful of tragic deaths from H1N1 virus with the enormous number of equally tragic deaths due to road trauma. Where is the urgent response to this leading preventable cause of death?
“No lock can stop all thieves, but all locks are better than no lock at all” –@KarlOnSea
Shared paths sometimes bring walkers and cyclists into conflict. But the answer to the problem is not installation of speed humps.
A pathetically narrow bike lane and a driver with anger management issues. I’ll not let either disturb a quiet Sunday ride.
“We take for granted the dominance of the car in our transport system but the might-is-right attitude is downright undemocratic, and proclaims that as a society we believe someone in a $40,000 car is more important than a person on a $200 bike.” –Debra Mayrhofer, New Matilda
No, I haven’t literally spent 101 entire days on the bike, but I have done a ride per day on each of the last 101 days.
“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
‘Treadly and Me’ quietly oozed into existence on 1 January 2006. And as each year draws to a close it’s become customary at this time for me to do a bit of an annual summing up. I’m starting to wonder if it’s worth it but here we go anyway…
“Every now and then, someone takes a potshot at bicyclists and bicycling. Sometimes it’s a politician; other times a shock jock. Whoever it is, and whatever their motivation, we don’t like it!” –The League of American Cyclists
While the Around the Bay in a Day ride is not to my taste, I reckon it’s a great event that clearly demonstrates that cycling is an overwhelmingly positive activity.
A quick whip-around of news reports and blog posts on the subject of Ride to Work Day.