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Quote Of The Week: “Now I Know Why You Ride Your Bike Everywhere” 1

Quote Of The Week: “Now I Know Why You Ride Your Bike Everywhere”
Angry driver photo courtesy of Joseph Mietus  Some friends from out of town were visiting Toronto last weekend for a wedding. At the wedding, one friend said to me: “Now I know why you ride your bike everywhere. If I had to deal with this traffic every day, I would shoot myself” James D. Schwartz ...

Quote Of The Week: “Pedestrians Begging For Change Fastest People On The Expressway” 4

Quote Of The Week: “Pedestrians Begging For Change Fastest People On The Expressway”
Pedestrian begging for change on Toronto “expressway” – From 416CycleStyle on Instagram Our quote of the week comes from our friend ‘Xander from 416CycleStyle as he was sitting in traffic on an “expressway” in Toronto: “When pedestrians begging for change are the fastest moving people on the expressway you are crazy to do this every ...

End Of Week Wrap-Up & Quote Of The Week 2

End Of Week Wrap-Up & Quote Of The Week
Traffic Jam – Photo courtesy of Nic Sedlock  Although bicycle transportation is often the most reliable and efficient mode of transportation in a city, it doesn’t mean it is perfect 100% of the time. Musician Dave Matthews highlighted this when his bike broke down while out on a ride prior to his concert last Saturday. ...

Quote Of The Week: Bicyclists Are People 8

Quote Of The Week: Bicyclists Are People
Toronto City Councillor Gord Perks, who was previously thought to be an ally of Toronto bicyclists, isolated most of them by publicly calling them “idiots”: Our quote of the week comes from our friend Duncan Hurd, who responded to Councillor Perk’s comment: We strongly urge Councillor Perks to read our post on bicycle helmets and ...

Quote Of The Week: Empty Bike Lane 1

Quote Of The Week: Empty Bike Lane
Drivers sitting in gridlocked traffic stare at the “empty” bike lane, because I have already long passed them. Great quote by @pathlesspedaled.  (As long as the bike lane isn’t *too* empty of course.) James D. Schwartz is the Editor of The Urban Country and is based in Toronto, Canada. You can contact James at james.schwartz@theurbancountry.com ...