In article <invalid-5FE217.21583910052008@shawnews>,
Ralph Barone <invalid@not_real.ca> writes:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] (Tom Keats) wrote:
>
>> In article <[email protected]>,
>> [email protected] (Tom Keats) writes:
>>
>> > I believe the VACC does pancake breakfasts for
>> > bike commuters during Bike Month.
>>
>> Oops. Maybe I was thinking of Bike To Work Week:
>> http://www.vacc.bc.ca/index.php?task=btw.main
>>
>> So many cycling events, it's easy to mix 'em up.
>>
>> I'm sorely tempted to scare-up a beach bomber, 'n
>> do the Solstice Ride this upcoming June.
>>
>>
>> cheers,
>> Tom
>
> Thanks for the link. I'm signed up for Bike To Work Week now.
Of all the cycling events, Bike To Work Week really strikes
a chord with me. It gently invites people to not only
recognize, but actually experience bicycling as a viable
means of true, meaningful and practical transportation.
I just might participate, myself, although my route to work
is so far off the well-beaten path (Vancouver -> East Richmond
via the Knight St Bridge) I most likely wouldn't get to
enjoy the supportive way-stations of the VACC, which are
typically set up along bike routes like the Adanac. That's
okay, I usually lone wolf it anyways. Any reluctance on my
part to participate is based on the physically demanding
nature of my work at a logistics/distribution warehouse.
After a tough shift of unloading marine containers full of
imported goods, clawing one's way up the South Hill ain't
exactly a piece o' cake.
I shall nevertheless certainly contribute. Bike To Work Week
spreads a good message that needs to be spread. It doesn't
demand that everybody burns their car to the ground. It just
suggests that for some people blessed with conducive situations
they haven't yet realized, there's a better way to get around.
Then they can decide for themselves to burn their cars to
the ground.
Beautie, eh?
Watch out for Mandatory Helmet Law-enforcing cops.
This is when they crawl out of the woodwork.
Bad boyz, bad boyz, what'ch'a gonna do, what'ch'a
gonna do when they come for you ... ;-)
No-helmet fines should go toward putting a cyclists'
push-button traffic light @ Prince Edward St & 41st Ave.
cheers,
Tom
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