On Friday, August 2, 2013 11:33:26 AM UTC-4, Anne Paulson wrote: > > The key to getting bikes accepted as a normal mode of transportation > is getting women to ride. As long as bike commuting is something done > predominantly by young men, it is seen as something for crazy > daredevils, not something standard and usual. But when young women > start riding to work in normal work clothes, and when young mothers > start hauling their kids around on bikes as a matter of course, then > cycling becomes the way some people get around, a way that we all have > to allow for when doing urban and suburban transportation planning. > >
100% agree with this. In my area more and more women are riding bikes, and that is the key. You also see a lot more men wearing regular clothes out on the road. I feel like thanking people sometimes because it is so heartening to see. Anyway it is a good sign. > So go chicas! > > > > > Especially exciting to me is the rise of the urban female commuter. The > trend is to use your bike and look darling doing it. I can get on board > with that! > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
