Even the Economist is talking about cycling
As is typical, the smart folks at the economist have wrapped up the whole cyclists-vs-cars conflict in a well-written and impartial way – you can read the whole article on their site here. But the best part is their summary:
“Managing more cyclists is going to take more than new bike paths or fresh stripes on the roads. It looks as though there is a need, on both sides, for a revolution in manners.”
I couldn’t agree more. And I’m going to start with me. For the next month, I’m going to try to respond to drivers with a little more friendly banter, even if they did almost just kill me or flip me off. I’ll report back then on what happens.
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I think too many of us (cyclists) have too much of the motorist road rage attitude. You’re absolutely right that a lot of us need to chill and take it easy.
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