From Sublime to Ridiculous

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Jack| 4 Comments

jarryCopenhagen is widely regarded as the world’s most cycle-friendly city. I ask Copenhagen’s Mayor Klaus Bondam what advice he gives to other city leaders in how to emulate the Danish capital. Multitalented musician, songwriter and cartoonist Peter Blegvad reads Alfred Jarry’s proto-absurdist short story “The Crucifixion Considered as an Uphill Bicycle Race”. Jarry (pictured, above) was fond of cycling around Paris with a giant bell mounted on his bicycle and firing a pistol into the air to clear the road. While this is highly tempting, it may turn out to be counterproductive on today’s city streets. Why not try, instead, a website where you can record bike lane violations: MyBikeLane.com. Plus reflections on a big day in Le Tour De France.

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  • http://thebikeshow.net/tfl-draft-cycle-safety-action-plan-plenty-of-carrots-but-where-are-the-sticks/ TfL Draft Cycle Safety Action Plan: plenty of carrots but where are the sticks? | The Bike Show – a cycling radio show and podcast from Resonance FM

    [...] the much-touted cycle superhighways are looking like a very disappointing waste of blue paint. When I asked Klaus Bondam, the Mayor of Copenhagen, what was the most difficult but most important decision he [...]

  • http://www.google.com/ Jamesu

    whoa!!!

  • http://www.allclosetdoor.com/ Karen Hollis

    Ha, very good idea. This is a cool site.

  • http://www.pvsmiles.com/implants.html Fred Collinsworth

    Only a few countries in the world have bicycle-friendly cities, and it’s a blessing that Copenhagen was made just like that. It promotes healthy living not only physically, but also emotionally, socially and mentally. And it’s great that it’s driven towards sustainability and eco-friendliness too!