“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
“I received the best compliment the other day since I became a cyclist…someone came up to me and asked if I rode a bike. I was ecstatic. I have been trying for years to not look like a cyclist.” –mk at momentum
A quick whip-around of news reports and blog posts on the subject of Ride to Work Day.
“What’s most enjoyable is sailing past queues of traffic in the rush hour!” — Bernard Sudlow
“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
“Fat-busting but not wallet-busting, the humble bicycle is an increasingly popular choice of transport. Around 130m bikes rolled off production lines in 2007 and even more are set to be made this year.” –The Economist
Two Melbourne cyclists died in road collisions last Thursday. Both deaths were avoidable.
The “Copenhagen-style” bike lanes in Swanston Street are nowhere near as safe as you might think.
David Engwicht reckons he’s a ‘bike lane agnostic’. And I think I might be too.
The proposal to relocate tour coach stops out of Swanston Street is open for public comment.
You know something’s up when you receive Spokey Dokes for Christmas, and pink handle-bar streamers for your birthday. They weren’t given as a novelty gift or accident, you actually wanted them. Correction—your bike wanted them. Needed them.
I can’t say I’m particularly disturbed by the suggestion to ban tourist coaches from Swanston St. In fact, I’m delighted.
Elizabeth Street in Melbourne has dangerous bike lanes.