Rant
'Sexism' and cycling policy
We're clearly still in the silly season when a headline like this one pops up in the feed: "Sexism behind over-investment in cycling infrastructure: report".
Entries tagged "cycling"
Bike Shorts
Bike Shorts 29 December 2012
"The apparent mindlessness of pedalling can not only make us happier…but also leave room for other thoughts, from the banal to the profound." —Simon Usborne in The Guardian
Bike Shorts
Bike Shorts 28 November 2012
"If anything can come close to addressing all the world's problems at once, it's bicycles." --@ellyblue
Bike Shorts
Bike Shorts 28 November 2012
"If anything can come close to addressing all the world's problems at once, it's bicycles." --@ellyblue
Bike Shorts
Bike Shorts 5 November 2012
"Chicks dig scars because they like to see evidence of terrible pushbike-handling skills and a functioning immune system." --@jothornely
Bike Shorts
Bike Shorts 5 November 2012
"Chicks dig scars because they like to see evidence of terrible pushbike-handling skills and a functioning immune system." --@jothornely
Rant
You're vulnerable, so look out!
Who is more deserving of victim-blaming: the "real cyclist" or "someone who's just riding a bike"? As it turns out, neither.
Bike Shorts
Bike Shorts 9 July 2012
"Being massively out of form riding is still better than not riding at all." --@BW1978
Bike Shorts
Bike Shorts 2 January 2012
"I personally have found that it changes things: I now readily go places I didn't. Cars are expensive to park; subways take too long. The bike is quick and easy." --Tom Keane, The Boston Globe
Rant
What are you doing now, Albert?
It's been about a year and a half since the curbside bike lanes were installed in Albert Street, East Melbourne. Let's go back and see how the setup is going.