"Cycling which was yesterday the fad of the few is to-day the pastime of the many; it has brought wealth to the wayside town and village, has given a new industry to the country, and by taking the place of more expensive forms of locomotion has facilitated in various ways the carrying on of trade." --The Lancet, July 11, 1896.
Entries tagged "commuting"
Bike Shorts
Bike Shorts 29 April 2009
"Seventy five percent of all journeys in Britain are under five miles in length; half are under two miles; and thirty two per cent under a mile... Of all journeys undertaken by car, sixty one per cent are under five miles in length; and a similar proportion of all short journeys currently take place in cars." --Bikes Not Fumes, p. 11, CTC 1991
Bike Shorts
Bike Shorts 31 March 2009
"When the road builders start riding their bikes to work instead of driving, it's clear something different is happening."--The Age
Bike Shorts
Bike Shorts 10 February 2009
"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 0,000 car is more important than a person on a 00 bike." --Debra Mayrhofer, New Matilda
Commute
BUG-ging for bike parking
Our workplace BUG is a pretty laidback arrangement but we still managed to win ourselves a small victory this year.