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Valentine Laude - Insouciante , Femme en Vélo

#art #sculpture #Laude #vélo #bicycle

https://www.valentinelaude.com/


Yesterday night, on our bike ride from school, as my helmeted kid and I were stopped at a red light on the painted bike lane, the driver next to us lowered their window to ask me where my helmet was.

Initially taken aback by the sheer entitlement of the request, I curtly told them to mind their own business, after all they were driving 2 tons of metal so where was their helmet?

Visibly on the back foot, they tried to justify that they were a “concerned [citizen]” (wink @Beko Pharm ). I replied I was concerned cars like theirs could kill me, which gave them an opportunity to mention the hypothetical usefulness of a helmet (in a collision with a car, it’s near useless).

Then the light turned green and while we started to ride away, they pretended to ram me by swerving at low speed into the bike lane.

At this point I’m used to drivers simply annoyed at bicyclists, probably because they would like to cross at the red too, but this was a new one for me.

#BikeTooter #Bike #Bicycle #CarCulture


E-cars were 9% of car sales in 2022, and the e-car fleet was under 17 million worldwide.

E-bike sales were at 275 million.

Politicians and policy-makers, stop ignoring e-bikes. https://www.treehugger.com/stop-ignoring-ebikes-5324307

#ThisMachineFightsClimateChange #Bicycle #eBike


I learned a surprisingly amount from this page about forces involved in bicycles, from the ride to their construction. Starting from scratch and peppered with interactive animations, it's a treasure that keeps on giving.
(via @Deuf le Magnifique )
#Biking #Bicycle #Cycle #Cycling #Physics #Vulgarisation


Here are some of my favorite shots from my rides over the past few days. The rides mostly covered familiar territory, but it was nice seeing the colors of Spring emerging again! (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) #cycling #bicycle #Seattle #photography #photog #photo @bicycling @mastobikes
East Green Lake East Green Lake Montlake Bridge and Cut Interlaken Park University of Washington Quad
At East Green Lake Galene E Interlaken Boulevard At Interlaken Park