Includes a poll. Bike infrastructure would go a long way, said Chabowski, adding she spoke to many Canadians who want to cycle but don’t feel safe. Though she cycles every day in Denmark to reach her job as a physical education teacher, “I wouldn’t have cycled in any of the cities in Canada,” she said. The major defences for why Canada “needs” cars don’t stand up under scrutiny, according to Chabowski. That Canada is a big country has little to do with urban planning, she said, and travel between cities is just as easily accomplished by train. She noted that in Scandinavia, which sees its fair share of snow and ice, people who cycle simply buy winter tires for their bikes. Bike paths get salted before roads do, she said, in icy conditions. “I don’t want to sound like I’m on my high horse,” said Chabowski, who seemed a little nervous to be speaking with the Citizen. But spending all our time driving from point A to point B makes us miss out on some of the smaller pleasures in life, she said.
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