Minha cidade não tem uma rede de ciclovias.Talvez algum dia, se evoluirmos e deixarmos o excesso de conforto na garagem. Bicicletas são muito utilizadas nos países que chamamos de
1º mundo...Aqui no Brasil, pedalar em dia diferente do Domingo é quase um suicídio.
Em algumas cidades há um protesto feito através de um equipamento que é acoplado na roda traseira e que vai colorindo o local por onde normalmente passam os ciclistas.
O nome do equipamento Contrail.
A idéia é lembrar aos usuários das vias principais que por ali passam bicicletas e que esquecemos do espaço destinado a este veículo que não polui e que traz tantos benefícios a todos,desde que haja um espaço para ele transitar.
A idéia visa lembrar(protesto) que não há uma política para este tipo de transporte e desta maneira fazer lembrar que por ali passam ciclistas.
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Contrail is a tool for developing bicycle communities. As you ride, contrail leaves a faint chalk line behind your bike. The goal is to encourage a new cycle of biking participation by allowing the biking community to leave a unique mark on the road and to reclaim this crucial shared space.
The old cycle: More cars on the road --> more percieved danger for bikers --> fewer bikers on road --> even more cars on the road.
The new cycle: A few bicyclists ride with contrail a couple times per week --> faint lines on the road inspire curiosity and remind bikers where it's safe to ride --> new bikers are encouraged to ride and use contrail --> contrail lines get brighter as community grows.
By using this device, bicyclists will have a clearer path on which to ride safely and out of the way of vehicular traffic. At the same time, as more bicyclists using the Contrail go over a line created by a cyclist before them, the line gets brighter allowing drivers to clearly see a marked bike path where there might be none. It's sort of similar to what happens when a dirt path appears in a grassy field after lots of people have taken the same shortcut over a period of time.
The old cycle: More cars on the road --> more percieved danger for bikers --> fewer bikers on road --> even more cars on the road.
The new cycle: A few bicyclists ride with contrail a couple times per week --> faint lines on the road inspire curiosity and remind bikers where it's safe to ride --> new bikers are encouraged to ride and use contrail --> contrail lines get brighter as community grows.
By using this device, bicyclists will have a clearer path on which to ride safely and out of the way of vehicular traffic. At the same time, as more bicyclists using the Contrail go over a line created by a cyclist before them, the line gets brighter allowing drivers to clearly see a marked bike path where there might be none. It's sort of similar to what happens when a dirt path appears in a grassy field after lots of people have taken the same shortcut over a period of time.
