Comments on: A Bicycle Advocate’s Call to a Transportation Revolution

By: josh

josh — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:05:42 +0000

Thanks for the comment, riding you bicycle to work, and helping encourage others to consider riding bicycles to work. Bicycling, like smiling, is becoming infectious these days.

By: Justine

Justine — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:02:05 +0000

Thank you, Josh, for your words in this post. I have been a long time lover of the bicycle in my relatively short life to date. After getting over my fear of commuting in a major US city, I am finding myself freer, happier and lighter in my footprint as I pedal my way to and from work every day. I have told many people about my shift and although they ask about my safety, about the inconvenience of changing and bringing clothes to work, I smile and tell them how great it is to ride, how great I feel and how, thus far, my riding has been without incident. I will continue to spread the word.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:48:19 +0000

Juliano,

Yes, a smile is always a good way to share the joys of riding. I even try to smile and wave at motorists, even when they provoke me to do otherwise.

Best, Melanie

By: Melanie

Melanie — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:47:04 +0000

Hi Andy,

Yes, I think there is probably a certain degree of anger or jealousy from motorists against cyclists. In fact, I think that the act of driving can often lead to anger against other motorists and just plain anger in general.

The photos are from a friend (there is a link to her website beneath the bottom photo), and they were taken in Freiburg, Germany. Is that close to where you used to live?

Thanks, Melanie

By: Juliano Pappalardo

Juliano Pappalardo — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:02:38 +0000

We , cyclists, smile to each other in the traffic, a code that means : “have a nice day”…. and we do have.

Good bye

Juliano

By: Andy in Germany

Andy in Germany — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:44:30 +0000

Great post. I sometimes wonder if people in cars get angry at cyclists because we look happy (and we’re in front of them), which goes against the ‘Car=best’ culture.

Btw, where do you get your header pictures? This one looks like the city I used to live near.