{"id":690,"date":"2006-04-12T16:23:50","date_gmt":"2006-04-12T20:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=690"},"modified":"2013-01-21T14:54:47","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T19:54:47","slug":"cycle-disobedience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/04\/12\/cycle-disobedience\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycle Disobedience"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Albert Howell<\/a> has a great article in the Globe and Mail highlighting issues surrounding the role of local goverment to supply cycle-safe infrastructure vs. civil disobedience in the form of law-bending cyclists. Interspersed in the article are cheerful notes to pedestrians and drivers like:<\/p>\n

Drivers, when a cyclist is eyeballing you it’s not an insult or a challenge, we’re simply watching you to see what you’re going to do. If you make a mistake in traffic it’s an expense; if a cyclist makes one, it’s a lot of pain and possibly death. And pedestrians, when a cyclist rings a bell, we’re not giving you attitude we’re just letting you know we’re there.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For a different perspective on how cities and cyclists can work check out the inspirational video from Copenhagan called City of Cyclists<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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