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I live in Brazil and commute by bicycle daily, 10.5 km each way (6.5 miles, mostly cycleways). Not without problems however: the air polution in Sao Paulo reco

I live in Brazil and commute by bicycle daily, 10.5 km each way (6.5 miles, mostly cycleways). Not without problems however: the air polution in Sao Paulo recommends against physical activities, the cycleways are of very questionable quality and the Pinheiros river stinks as hell. I can spot some capybaras (they are like giant guinea pigs) in the morning, have to dodge their excrement in the cycleway (they shit like a horse, no kidding).

dmichulke 9y ago
Kudos, you are a brave man. From what I know from Florianopolis, moving on less than four wheels (including walking) is just plain dangerous unless you have a physically separated lane. I know several people who got injured and I see many white bikes attached to posts on the road as a sign of "someone on a bike lost his life here". Of course, the physically separate lane still has many wholes and occasionally a 30cm high "cliff" at its two ends but it shouldn't get you killed. Florianopolis is made for cars and it feels like all attempts at allowing for bikes are half-assed at best.
- scardine 9y ago
  Well, I used to cummute by motorcycle before and yes, everything in Brazil is brutal, traffic is not an exception. Two motorcycle riders die in in Sao Paulo EVERY SINGLE DAY on average - this statictic is not counting the ones that die a week later in the hospitals. There are more than 1 million motorcycles registered in the city (1 for every 10 citizens) but still a lot of meaningless deaths. Previous mayor Haddad made a lot of bicycle lanes all over the city but they are of very poor quality, some are plain dangerous or are in areas where they are not used (poor planning). That said, I would trade Sao Paulo by Florianopolis any day of the week - in Sao Paulo I'm 50 miles from the sea, in Florianopolis you can surf before the work.

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I live in Brazil and commute by bicycle daily, 10.5 km each way (6.5 miles, mostly cycleways). Not without problems however: the air polution in Sao Paulo reco

by scardine 9y ago

dmichulke 9y ago
Kudos, you are a brave man. From what I know from Florianopolis, moving on less than four wheels (including walking) is just plain dangerous unless you have a physically separated lane. I know several people who got injured and I see many white bikes attached to posts on the road as a sign of "someone on a bike lost his life here". Of course, the physically separate lane still has many wholes and occasionally a 30cm high "cliff" at its two ends but it shouldn't get you killed. Florianopolis is made for cars and it feels like all attempts at allowing for bikes are half-assed at best.
- scardine 9y ago
  Well, I used to cummute by motorcycle before and yes, everything in Brazil is brutal, traffic is not an exception. Two motorcycle riders die in in Sao Paulo EVERY SINGLE DAY on average - this statictic is not counting the ones that die a week later in the hospitals. There are more than 1 million motorcycles registered in the city (1 for every 10 citizens) but still a lot of meaningless deaths. Previous mayor Haddad made a lot of bicycle lanes all over the city but they are of very poor quality, some are plain dangerous or are in areas where they are not used (poor planning). That said, I would trade Sao Paulo by Florianopolis any day of the week - in Sao Paulo I'm 50 miles from the sea, in Florianopolis you can surf before the work.