[sustran] Re: Betr.: Re: Re: [WorldCityBike] FW: [Cities-for-Mobility]Solidarity Address with cyclists attacked at bike event in Brazil

[Carlosfelipe Pardo]

Roelof,

Thanks for writing. A petititon has been developed by UCB (see below in
Portuguese, I think this is the latest draft), which I think is very
balanced and could be used. I agree that we should push as much as possible
so that an exemplary action is seen.

 *Senhores (as), Editores e Diretores,*

A União de Ciclistas do Brasil, UCB, vem por meio desta solicitar que o
bárbaro atropelamento de dez ciclistas numa via pública de Porto Alegre,
ocorrido nesta última sexta feira, 25 de Fevereiro de 2011, seja tema de
reflexão continuada na pauta semanal do jornal.

Ao tempo em que lamenta mais este ato de violência urbana lembramos que o
direito de “ir e vir” constante na Constituição Federal é atribuído ao *
indivíduo* e não ao seu modal de transporte. Todo e qualquer cidadão,
principalmente os condutores de veículos motorizados, deve sempre respeitar
as regras de trânsito estabelecidas em lei, no caso o Código de Trânsito
Brasileiro – CTB. Devem ser observadas precedências: pedestres, depois
ciclistas, têm prioridade sobre os demais modos de deslocamento. Devem os
condutores de veículos mais rápidos e pesados proteger e guardar pela
segurança dos veículos mais frágeis e lentos e, principalmente, dos
pedestres. Pedestres, todos nós somos, incluindo o condutor de qualquer
veículo.

O Brasil é cada dia mais urbano, o que nos faz uma sociedade em constante
disputa por espaços e oportunidades. Há de haver sempre negociação pacífica
no uso destes espaços públicos. É assim  que se construirá a nova cidade e
uma nova cidadania voltada para a vida de todos. Hoje a disputa é injusta
porque ainda se acredita no sonho da liberdade motorizada. Liberdade vem com
a equidade.

Em qualquer situação especial, seja de calamidade, seja de emergência, ou
mesmo em manifestações públicas, que a história as faz legítimas, como a
desenvolvida pelos ciclistas de Porto Alegre, há de se ter atenção especial,
preponderar a tolerância, a urbanidade. O uso da bicicleta como veículo de
transporte regular é hoje um fato, uma realidade. A cidade não é só do e
para o automóvel.

Nas nações mais desenvolvidas, com melhores indicadores de desenvolvimento
humano, temos o fortalecimento das boas práticas para gerar o crescente uso
da bicicleta. Isto acontece porque este veículo simples, de fácil uso, que
ocupa poucos espaços, ambientalmente correto, trás benefícios ao indivíduo,
ao bairro, à cidade e à macro economia dos países. Bicicleta é coisa de país
rico, provam todos os números. Aqui continuamos agindo com preconceito, com
descaso público e social. Infelizmente o ciclista segue a própria sorte. O
que aconteceu é reflexo desta distorção brasileira. Mal sabe o condutor que
bicicleta é legalmente um veículo (estabelecido pelo CTB), o mais usado no
Brasil, com mais de 50 milhões de usuários/dia. Quem conduz a bicicleta é
uma vida, tão valiosa quando do filho sentado como passageiro do motorista.

O fato ocorrido não pode e não será esquecido, principalmente pela forma
como ocorreu. Não é fato corriqueiro. Se for simplesmente esmaecido há o
risco da desmoralização das autoridades de trânsito e do judiciário. Que se
cumpra a lei com todo seu peso, de forma exemplar. É uma excelente
oportunidade para demonstrar vontade de parar com a barbárie massacrante do
trânsito brasileiro.

Fazemos aqui a sugestão para que o condutor seja levado a prestar serviços
em hospital, em especial no Pronto Atendimento ou setor de Ortopedia, e
ainda se ocupar do ensino de regras e leis de trânsito para crianças em
escolas. Associados da UCB se dispõe, caso seja a vontade da justiça, a dar
aulas teóricas e práticas sobre condução segura de uma bicicleta. E por que
não sobre a segurança de pedestres.

Pedimos a este jornal o acompanhamento do processo que se iniciou. Pedimos a
este jornal que ajude na construção de uma cidade mais humana e de
verdadeiros cidadãos.

Atenciosamente,

Arturo Alcorta - Presidente da União de Ciclistas do Brasil – UCB


 Sirlei Ninki - Conselheira da UCB

Notícias podem ser acompanhadas no site da Massa Critica de POA
http://massacriticapoa.wordpress.com/ e no site da Bicicletada Nacional
http://www.bicicletada.org


On 2 March 2011 04:45, Roelof Wittink <roelof.wittink at cycling.nl> wrote:

>  Dear all
>
> It is difficult to keep on looking to the video till the end. I agree with
> all of you, we should stand up.
>
> I propose that the global community expresses their deep regret for the
> victims of this horrible attack and our support to the people who have the
> courage to fight for the rights of people to ride a bike in traffic. In
> addition, we should urge the Brasilian authorities to bring justice, through
> the court and through law. Pedestrians and cyclists should be defended in a
> way that motorists are obliged to take responsiblity for their safety,
> always, under any circumstances.
> I would recommend that our Brasilian colleagues in Porto Alegre and the UCB
> compose a petition, which we sign up until the end of this month and involve
> e.g. the participants of Velo City Sevilla 23-25 of March 2011, in this.
>
> roelof
>
>
>
>
>
>  Roelof Wittink, Director
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>
> >>> Cornie Huizenga <cornie.huizenga at slocatpartnership.org> 2-3-2011 6:52
> >>>
> Dear Sujit,
>
> With respect to involvement of Porte Allegre, I am cc'ing Tony Lindau of
> the EMBARQ Center in Porte Allegre. Maybe he can give an update of what
> follow-up is being planned in Porte Allegre..
>
> Cornie
>
> On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Sujit Patwardhan <
> patwardhan.sujit at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>> There appears to be a lot of activity on this front as seen from emails
>> that are coming in, including Carlos Pardo's that has a message in Spanish
>> which I was able to understand thanks to Google Translate. This spontaneous
>> decentralised response is good but for putting political pressure if someone
>> in Porto Alegre could suggest a website/blog on which thousands of messages
>> can be sent.
>>
>> I'm sure everyone, no matter in what part of the world they live, feel
>> personally touched by this horrible and shocking tragedy/crime(?) and would
>> like to do something to ensure this kind of insanity does not ever happen
>> again.
>>
>> I feel this could bring enough pressure - so authorities will act and not
>> let the driver get away with a mild reprimand. We know how clever lawyers
>> can be.
>>
>> Perhaps I-CE or Carlos or a CSO in Porto Alegre can help set this up?
>>
>> Regards,
>> --
>> Sujit
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>   On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 7:25 AM, Cornie Huizenga <
>> cornie.huizenga at slocatpartnership.org> wrote:
>>
>>>  Dear Sujit,
>>>
>>> This is truley horrific. I have also been thinking on what would be a
>>> good manner to respond, in addition to ensuring that the guy who did is
>>> actually apprehended.
>>>
>>> My thinking is that the people who were killed and injured were out on
>>> the street because they were passionate about cycling and that they were
>>> trying to make their voice heard. Based on that I think that it is important
>>> to give a face to the voices that were lost. What we could do is ask our
>>> friends in Brazil to come up with short dignified presentation summarizing
>>> who the victims were and what they stood for. Many of us have websites and
>>> many us of organize conferences. We could run this presentations on our
>>> websites and in our meetings to continue the campaign that they literally
>>> died for.
>>>
>>> Cornie
>>>
>>>    On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 7:00 PM, Sujit Patwardhan <
>>> patwardhan.sujit at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>    Dear Eric,
>>>>
>>>> This is one of the most horrific videos I have seen and it makes my
>>>> blood
>>>> boil.
>>>>
>>>> Can we do more than just express our solidarity to the innocent victims
>>>> of
>>>> this deliberate murderous attack by the motorist?
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Sujit
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 3:17 PM, eric britton <eric.britton at ecoplan.org
>>>> >wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > *Solidarity Address with cyclists attacked at bike event in Brazil*
>>>> >
>>>> > Cities for Mobility expresses its solidarity with the victims of a car
>>>> > attack to cyclists which occurred during the critical mass bike
>>>> > manifestation in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil on 25 February 2011.
>>>> Our
>>>> > thoughts are with the injured and their families. We wish them a fast
>>>> > recovery.
>>>> >
>>>> > Link to the Video:
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> http://www.metatube.com/en/videos/51205/Driver-kill-cyclists-in-Critical-Mass-Porto-Alegre-Brazil/
>>>> >
>>>> > Regards,
>>>> > The CFM Coordination Office
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> > City of Stuttgart, Germany
>>>> > Coordination Office Cities for Mobility
>>>> > Mayor's Policy Office
>>>> > Mobility Department
>>>> > Rathaus, Marktplatz 1, 70173 Stuttgart
>>>> >
>>>> > Tel: +49 (0)711 216 - 85 01
>>>> > Fax: +49 (0)711 216 - 61 05
>>>> > E-Mail: cfm at stuttgart.de
>>>> > Website: http://www.cities-for-mobility.org
>>>> >
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