[sustran] Re: Motorcycle and Scooter Ride to Work Day in the US Wednesday, July 19, 2006]

[Will Ross]

Ride To Work Day July 19, 2006Eric
why are you misusing Sustran to promote the use of motorcycles? This list is supposed to be about sustainable transport - affordable, non-polluting, equitable, social, community-oriented, safe - eg walking, cycling, public transport. We shouldn't be promoting or encouraging motorcycle use. 

Eric, please visit Bangkok and see for yourself the consequence of promoting motorcycle use  - noise, pollution, anti-social behaviour, individualistic, and extreme danger to pedestrians, cyclists and themselves. Here, around 15,000 people are killed on the roads each year - 80%-85% of them are motorcyclists.
Will
Bangkok

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  From: Eric.Britton 
  To: Sustran-discuss at jca.apc.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 4:12 AM
  Subject: [sustran] Motorcycle and Scooter Ride to Work Day in the US Wednesday,July 19, 2006]


  Press Release: For Immediate Release
  Date: 6/19/06
  Subject: Ride To Work Day 2006

  Motorcycle and Scooter Ride to Work Day is Wednesday, July 19, 2006
  This year's fifteenth annual motorcycle and scooter commuting demonstration will increase the number of riders on the road, according to Ride to Work, a non-profit advocacy organization. "Riding to work on this day shows the positive value of motorcycles and scooters for transportation. For many people, riding is an economical, efficient and socially responsible form of mobility that saves energy, helps the environment and provides a broad range of other public benefits," states Andy Goldfine, the event organizer. Motorcycle and scooter enthusiasts and rider organizations worldwide encourage their members to ride to work on this day.

  According to the United States Census Bureau and the Department of Transportation, over eighty million cars and light trucks are used for daily commuting on American roads, and about 200,000 motorcycles and scooters are a regular part of this mix. On Ride to Work Day, the practical side of riding becomes more visible as a larger number of America's 8,000,000 cycles are ridden to work.

  Ride to Work Day helps demonstrate how these vehicles make parking easier and help traffic flow better. Studies have shown that across equal distances commuting motorcyclists reach their destinations in less time than those using automobiles, that motorcycles and scooters consume less resources per mile than automobiles, and that they take up less space on roads. Motorcycle and scooter riders seek improved employer recognition and support for this form of transportation, and more public and government awareness of the positive value of riding.

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  Ride to Work Day, a 501 c4 nonprofit organization, can be reached at:

  POB 1072, Proctor, Minnesota, 55810 USA

  http://www.ridetowork.org

  218 722 9806

  Christine Holt chold at ridetowork.org

  Andy Goldfine agoldfine at ridetowork.org

  Ride to Work Day Mission Statement:

  To advocate and support the use of motorcycles for transportation, and to provide information about transportation riding to the public.

  Affiliated Ride to Work Day Countries:

  Germany, Philippines, England, Germany, Israel, Turkey, Ecuador, United States, and many others.

  Newsletter:

  Sample issues of 'The Daily Rider' newsletter are available for download at:

  http://www.ridetowork.org/dailyrider

  History:

  A brief history of Ride to Work Day is available for viewing at:

  http://www.ridetowork.org/history

  Fact Sheet:

  A transportation motorcycling fact sheet is available at:

  http://www.ridetowork.org/facts

  RTW Day Photos and Artwork:

  Motorcycle commuting photos, ads, posters, banners, photos, illustrations and other artwork is available for view and download at:

  http://www.ridetowork.org/art


  Ride To Work, Inc.
  PO Box 1072
  Proctor, MN 55810-1072
  (218) 722-9806



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