I am sorry to report that my first experience with the BCAA Bike Assist Program was deeply disappointing. Imagine if you paid your BCAA fees dutifully for years, seldom or never using it. Then one rainy morning your beautiful, expensive car got a flat. Then when the BCAA technician arrived to fix it, he smiled ruefully and said, “Gee, I haven’t touched a car since I was this … [Read more...]
One Deranged Person on a Bicycle does NOT Represent All of Us
It's now 11.00 p.m. on 5th October, and Vancouver City Council is still debating what should be a no-brainer – giving Vancouver cyclists ONE SAFE NORTH-SOUTH BIKE LANE. The Vancouver Sun seems to think it will be decided tonight, and that the right decision will be made; although some think the plan may be amended to appease all the nay-sayers (those earnest citizens who would … [Read more...]
Motorists are NOT paying their fair share – Cyclists subsidize motorists!
In my post two days ago, “As a matter of fact, we DO own the roads,” I argued that motorists who rant about getting cyclists off of THEIR streets are mistaken, as cyclists subsidize motorists by paying more than their fair share of costs for roads. Today I have agreement from what some may consider a surprising source: the mainstream media. On the front page of the Business … [Read more...]
