It's so frustrating to see a solution so obvious, so pleasant, so green, stymied at every possible opportunity, here in the US. It's really really nice to ride

It's so frustrating to see a solution so obvious, so pleasant, so green, stymied at every possible opportunity, here in the US. It's really really nice to ride a bike here -- but many parts of town are functionally off-limits to me because I don't want to die or become paraplegic by car.