Shanghai, China:
YouTube Video of Traffic in Shanghai
I actually found this in March, but found it again just recently... traffic full of scooters and bicycles. I would love this instead of the car nightmare Toronto currently is.
New York, NY / Montreal, PQ:This is What a Bike-Friendly City Looks Like
New Yorkers look to Montreal about what a city that supports cycling looks like... they love Montreal's bikelanes that are physically seperated from the automobile part of the street.
Berlin, Germany:
German Traffic Lights Rock the Reichstag!
Sydney, Australia
Thousands buy cycles to beat the bowser blow-out
I had to look up what a "bowser" was in Australia... it's a gas pump. "Between 1996 and late 2005 the number of cyclists using the Harbour Bridge in a typical hour on a weekday morning rose close to five times to about 175. Growth was greater on the Pyrmont Bridge where numbers grew six times to about 185 cyclists an hour." This article is also noteworthy in that it mentions a Sydney Bikeshop named The Cheeky Monkey.
New York, NY:Police Seek New Controls on Protesters and Bicyclists
It's well known that cyclists and police in the NYC do not get along very well. The police don't think the cyclists should have the right to ride in groups without a parade permit, and get violent about it. A New York City district judge disagreed with the cops and said the cyclists didn't need a permit, so NOW the police want to require parade permits for bicyclists traveling in groups of 20 or more, and any bicyclists or walkers who take to the streets in groups of two or more and disobey traffic laws for things like parades, races or protests, according to a public notice filed with the city..
Hmmm, if everyone who travels in groups needs a parade permit, shouldn't every single driver be forced to get one? Every damn street in every city is a parade of cars, all day long.
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