Bike Safely to Work Day
May 9th, 2007 | Published in general
Apparently not content to just have a Bike to Work Day like the rest of the world, Minnesota has decided to make it Bike Safely to Work Day, coming up on May 18, 2007. Are the rest of the days Bike Dangerously to Work Days? Bike Stupidly to Work Days?
Our former Saint Paul mayor (the Republican wanna-be Randy Kelly) was actually a cyclist, at least to the point of riding on these Bike to Work Day events, and i think in things like the St. Paul Bike Classic. Typically, a Bike to Work day event here has been a gathering somewhere like Como Park, then a ride in to downtown. I didn’t make it last year, but i plan to this year.
Our current mayor, Chris Coleman (who i like so far) doesn’t seem to be much of a cyclist. At least, i haven’t seen evidence of it. It’ll be interesting to see if he does ride, and how it goes for him. It would be rather illuminating to have a politician who really isn’t a cyclist get a taste of riding to work. Though doing that ride with escorts and a couple of dozen other cyclists after eating free coffee and donuts isn’t the same as riding on your own with typical car traffic.
Finally, a little plug for Share the Road, Minnesota website, which is a decent source of info on urban cycling.