“When the economy’s bad, people drink. When the economy is good, people drink. When the economy’s bad, people still need to do something. So they ride their bikes.” –Tom Girard of Zane’s (quoted in New York Times)
A quick whip-around of news reports and blog posts on the subject of Ride to Work Day.
Two Melbourne cyclists died in road collisions last Thursday. Both deaths were avoidable.
“You could give me statistics out the wazoo about bike safety, but the only thing that really made a difference was getting some positive cycling experiences.” –Julie White
Is this final proof that Harry Barber is an idiot and/or that he’s lost the plot?
“I’m lazy. But it’s the lazy people who invented the wheel and the bicycle because they didn’t like walking or carrying things.” –Lech Walesa
Seriously, how good does it feel to ride a bike?
“People are upset because some cyclists smashed into the back of my car…” Geez, Jason–I wonder why?
And there I was, thinking I might never speedlink again…
I always thought that, in context, the purpose of a ringing bike bell was obvious. Apparently I was wrong.
“Roses are red, violets are blue…” Actually violets are violet but there’s nothing particularly romantic that rhymes with violet. And when you think about it, there are some pretty unpleasant things that rhyme with blue too. Argh!! Don’t think, speedlink…
Do dog-leg gates and other obstacles really make road crossings safer?
Fish can sing, birds can swim, I can speedlink…