Old 11-16-11, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by electrik
Men not served well on roadways. Road saftey is a men's issue. Yadda Yadda... It severely diminished her point to paint it as a women's issue. Not only that it polarized her audience and promoted the stereotype that men somehow like dangerous roads and women are chicken. Fail.
Er, no stereotype.

Where bike infrastructure of a sufficient quality is present women cycle about as much as, or more than men. Where it isn't, cycling is predominantly done by men. And you know, cycling is a good deal safer with decent infrastructure than without.

2+2=4.
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