Any car mechanics in the house?

[eppie]

And your fair right is to belittle him. :rolleyes: And my fair right is to point that out. :whistling:

Agree:ph34r:

However, just because Toronto has safer traffic conditions than the south of Italy doesn't make it actually safe to ride a bike.

And this is the whole point. The more people start going by car and leaving the bike, the more dangerous it actually becomes.
It is the same as with the trend (hopefully it stopped now) of people buying bigger and heavier cars all the time (SUV and such)....you hear many family people that say ' it is the safest car for my kids and it is my right to have it so I buy one'. Of course when everybody buys such a car it is not safer anymore and the general road safety will actually be worse (especially for bikes and pedestrians). I think it is a cause worth fighting for...I do my bit, and am always happy to push other people to do that as well.

ps we also get loads of snow....for that we have spiked tires.