Now this is a very, very important topic. How many more cars can this planet actually take? BIKES vs CARS is a film by Fredrik Gertten that will have its première showing on the 6th of March here in Sweden. (On the Folkets bio cinemas, in case you want to know.)
Watching the trailer both made us sad and gave us hope. Learning how the car industry destroyed public transport in Los Angeles, hearing Toronto's mayor Rob Ford explaining that roads aren't made for bicycles and if you ride your bicycles in the streets you will get hurt or die and that that is your own fault... But also learning that 40% of all commuters in Copenhagen do it by bike (40%!), seeing people protesting against the removal of bike lanes in Toronto...
In an ideal world (as we see it) this film wouldn't have had to be made at all, but seeing as things are as they are... This is a film that we will definitely go and see.
You can see the trailer here. And if you want to read more about Rob Ford and his war on bicycles (at least bike lanes), you can do it here.
We usually end with "Ride safe!" but today we end with a quote from the film:
"This is not a war. It's a city. We should live together in peace"
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