In the last 100 years the automobile has had a profound impact on people’s lives and the nature of the built environment. Indeed, the entire global ecosystem has been altered by the proliferation of motorized vehicles across the surface of the planet. In a 2004 report the World Health Organization stated that “Every day around the world more than 3,000 people die from road traffic injury.” This puts the total worldwide deaths from traffic injury at over 1 million a year. This in addition to the environmental threat posed from the continued burning of fossil fuels, many people are coming to the conclusion that the dangers posed by automobiles far out weighs the benefits. Cycle-activism promotes the bicycle and public transportation as alternatives to the automobile.
This Friday is the start of Bike Winter a series of events designed to raise awareness of the issue.
From the newswire: BikeWinter L.A. Rolls into Town: Forecast: Mostly Sunny, 77º by C.I.C.L.E
Cycle-activism, Reclaiming the Streets for Humans