Conference to bridge the gap between cyclists and drivers
Posted May 25, 2011 7:46 am.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Drivers tend to resent cyclists and cyclists generally aren’t so fond of drivers. The point of a day-long conference in downtown Vancouver today is to make room on the road for both.
The Canadian Automobile Association conference, Changing Lanes, hopes to resolve the beefs of drivers, like this woman, who can get behind cycling, but can’t get over the way some cyclists ride.
“I saw the other day, a person weaving in and out,” she explains. “I thought ‘there is your lane, why are you not using it?’ That really ticks people off.”
The goal of today’s conference is to bridge the notorious gap between cyclists and drivers.
“Dunsmuir’s a screw-up, Hornby’s a screw-up,” says one driver. “The Burrard Street Bridge… they tell you to go down to the Granville Street Bridge or Cambie Street Bridge — it costs you more in gasoline and [it means] more pollution.”
The conference kicks off with a car versus bike commuter challenge and covers everything from safety to the business of more biking in Canadian cities.
