Boris Bajic
Guest
I agree with her about it not always being the car's fault. It is not. I agree with her that some cyclists don't help. Some don't.
I like her reference to the general swing towards bicycle use.
I disagree with her about helmets. How dull life would be if everyone held my views.
She's a successful athlete who's done (more than) her fair share to raise the profile of women's cycling and (up to a point) women in sport.
In a way, she's not helping the Barclays Bike initiative by making the helmet point, since the joy of the scheme is that you can just grab a bike and go. If users had to schlep around the capital with helmet in hand, popularity would drop off a cliff.
Beyond her words and her message (which may be on or off message) there is some benefit simply in having a positive role model for cycling in the mass media...
I like her reference to the general swing towards bicycle use.
I disagree with her about helmets. How dull life would be if everyone held my views.
She's a successful athlete who's done (more than) her fair share to raise the profile of women's cycling and (up to a point) women in sport.
In a way, she's not helping the Barclays Bike initiative by making the helmet point, since the joy of the scheme is that you can just grab a bike and go. If users had to schlep around the capital with helmet in hand, popularity would drop off a cliff.
Beyond her words and her message (which may be on or off message) there is some benefit simply in having a positive role model for cycling in the mass media...