tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post7067956482264849850..comments2024-03-28T11:13:48.581+00:00Comments on i b i k e l o n d o n: What mass cycling looks like...ibikelondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978714126105951294noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-37556202555978937582011-03-01T14:27:53.804+00:002011-03-01T14:27:53.804+00:00Hi Mark, thanks for stopping by and taking time to...Hi Mark, thanks for stopping by and taking time to comment, and a big thank you for your continuing good work with your videos - they're really inspiring! Keep it up!<br /><br />Markibikelondonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06978714126105951294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-72119764525984808742011-02-28T22:46:15.639+00:002011-02-28T22:46:15.639+00:00Thanks Mark for showing my video. It is still stra...Thanks Mark for showing my video. It is still strange for us Dutch that what is everyday reality here that we take for granted could be other people's utopia.<br /><br />@Anne regarding speed. Did you see in the video that cyclists arrive at their destinations 5 to over 10% FASTER than CARS! It doesn't help to race from red light to red light. Maybe the Dutch 'stroll' on their bikes, but you are still a lot faster when your route is more direct and there is a green wave for you.Mark W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07882028603632115187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-52664357689073152672011-02-28T22:36:51.817+00:002011-02-28T22:36:51.817+00:00@Anne - I think it is possible to emphasise speed ...@Anne - I think it is possible to emphasise speed as well to some extent, with, say, a "green wave" for cyclists on arterial routes, cycle bypasses for certain traffic lights, left turn on red, shorter routes with contraflow cycling, etc. And good cycle infrastructure has room for overtaking anyway.christhebullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058394246399615754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-81535551250812631912011-02-28T19:53:05.752+00:002011-02-28T19:53:05.752+00:00I LOVE that video! I smiled all the way through it...I LOVE that video! I smiled all the way through it.<br /><br />One thing it illustrates very clearly--and I harp on this point a lot: when we in lesser cycling cities finally get our dream of mass cycling, <i>it will be slower</i>. It will be crowded and busy and there will be cycling <i>traffic</i>.<br /><br />I think one of the main reasons avid cyclists back away from full advocacy of serious cycling infrastructure in our cities is that they really don't want to have to slow down and ride with kids and seniors and insouciant young girls riding side-by-side and chatting.<br /><br />To me it looks like utopia. But I think it's important to acknowledge that there is real resistance to it among people who consider themselves "real cyclists". I'm not sure how we overcome that, frankly.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13943854290539335426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-9683522245502709862011-02-28T11:24:46.088+00:002011-02-28T11:24:46.088+00:00Hi @sergiok I have seen that video and have just ...Hi @sergiok I have seen that video and have just been discussing it over on my Twitter feed (@markbikeslondon)<br /><br />A word of caution, the link above leads to a video of a horrific incident whereby a car is driven through a group of cyclists on a Critical Mass ride in Brazil.<br /><br />There is further coverage here;<br /><br />http://www.theurbancountry.com/2011/02/critical-mass-carnage.html<br /><br />And here;<br /><br />http://road.cc/content/news/31464-driver-ploughs-brazilian-critical-mass-ride-video-warning-disturbing-content<br /><br />My thoughts and best wishes are with those who were hurt (latest reports say that all have been discharged from hospital, which is a miracle in itself) and I hope that they see Justice.ibikelondonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06978714126105951294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-39824329663779322332011-02-28T11:16:55.840+00:002011-02-28T11:16:55.840+00:00Have you seen this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...Have you seen this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY1sY8UDwjs<br /><br />Mass Assault to cyclists at Critical Mass in Brazil!<br />Please spread this videosergiokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604886865386158820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-51819894099675606552011-02-28T09:56:42.932+00:002011-02-28T09:56:42.932+00:00What a dream, we are a long way off from this in t...What a dream, we are a long way off from this in the UK but we can still fight for it<br /><br />RelaxedcyclistAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com