tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207584811195702217.post1991956841202772834..comments2023-12-20T10:44:37.768-08:00Comments on The Incidental Cyclist: Midnight in the MarketKate (and Mike)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12314278577720373140noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207584811195702217.post-92029142905010368832011-01-30T07:21:21.328-08:002011-01-30T07:21:21.328-08:00Rob Ford has committed to dedicated cycling lanes ...Rob Ford has committed to dedicated cycling lanes crossing Toronto N-S and E-W. If Ottawa can't support a trial bike lane on Laurier for 10 blocks, then it indicates that a majority of us are more anti-cycling than Rob Ford. So that would be 1 in 2 PITAs, not 1 in 1000.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207584811195702217.post-49144392747068618472011-01-29T09:21:36.091-08:002011-01-29T09:21:36.091-08:00I think Ottawa is a great cycling city - and I thi...I think Ottawa is a great cycling city - and I think Ottawa drivers are very courteous.<br /><br />If 1 in 1000 drivers is a PITA - well that just proves my point...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207584811195702217.post-55396775006938527292011-01-29T04:46:16.114-08:002011-01-29T04:46:16.114-08:00It's relative. Ottawa is a town where there is...It's relative. Ottawa is a town where there is a growing number of cyclists. That is because cycling is cheap, fun, efficient and green. It is not because Ottawa is a cycling town.<br /><br />Of all the places I have lived, Ottawa is by far the least bike friendly. Drivers and buses are more agressive here and since there are nice recreational paths, people mistakenly claim that there is a bike infrastructure. They honk and cut me off accordingly when they drive by on the road.<br /><br />There are definitely more cyclists out this year than last. When it was -30C, I crossed 5 other commuters on my way into work. That would never have happened last year. <br /><br />Hooray! Go cycling! The more we are the safer and more cycling friendly this town will be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com