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bike privilege

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  1. SRD
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    Anyone can ride a bike, right?

    http://wabikes.org/2014/06/02/personal-privilege-biking-it-takes-more-than-a-bike-lane-to-start-riding/?utm_content=buffer65e8e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

    Posted 11 years ago #

  2. Roibeard
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    Without denying the list of hurdles to riding a bike, there are a similar list that could be made for driving or owning a car, just that the barriers are (mostly) lower for cycling.

    I'm sure Hans Rosling has been referenced before on CCE - he had an interesting graphic on transport choices as part of his "Don't Panic" lecture. Around 32-38 minutes there's a discussion of transport choices ranging from shoe/bicycle/motorbike/car/plane (on an exponential scale).

    Perhaps that analysis doesn't apply to the 1st world, but there has been a bit of discussion of pavement cyclists on BSO that don't fit the middle-class image of, for example, current UK cycling. Dave Horton has posted on this topic, I think.

    Always interesting none-the-less, to explore previously unexamined privilege, prejudice or bias!

    Robert

    Posted 11 years ago #

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