Can't comment on the speaker's delivery, but what does that matter? I pretty much agreed with most of what the guy said. That is, to get people on bicycles, you don't want to force them to wear a helmet and imply that they are doing something more dangerous than driving. Conversely, the overbearing nuisance of private- automobile culture could probably be combatted effectively by enforcing a strict automobile helmet law.
Copenhagencyclechic and it's sister-sites across the web represent exactly the kind of campaign bicycling needs-- something that appeals to peoples' (women and men's) sense of freedom and individuality (and vanity), and incidentally the idea of bicycling for utility/ transportation rather than for sport or recreation. The bottom line is, the energy-rich, complacent people of the industrialized world aren't going to hop on bikes because of Peak Oil or 390ppm CO2 in the atmosphere, and the hotter, more barren planet that we have created and will leave to the next generation. But if you appeal to their sense of vanity, now you have a place to hang your hat. Matt -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
