Elmine writes about her experiences cycling (and watching we Canadians cycle) here in Canada. In part:
All in all my conclusion is that riding a bike safely in various parts in Canada is still a dream. From my Dutch perspective I seriously doubt if the places I visited ever will be able to be a dream places for cyclists. Canadian roads were designed for cars. It will take a tremendous effort to ‘un-design’ that. But it’s not just the roads that needs a redesign. It will take a generation to retrain everyone driving the road, both by car and on bike.
I think she’s right about the “retraining” that we need, but I think it applies not only to the practical skills related to safe and efficient bicycling, but also retraining our habits so that we shift all or most of our short-distance travel from driving to cycling.
Meanwhile, Oliver and I went out to West Covehead to look at a gently-used Tri-Rider this afternoon, and he took an immediate shine to it:
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Looking good!
Looking good!
Amazing! Did you buy it?
Amazing! Did you buy it?
No. We came close, but we
No. We came close, but we ultimately decided to look for another model, because:
But the trike form-factor was a big success.
yes our culture has to change
yes our culture has to change in order to allow bicycles to be respected and more useful!
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