Road rave WOULD YOU SEND YOUR KIDS BIKING HERE?: Highway 101, near Lund, is notorious for speeding drivers, blind corners, harsh shadow, and glare. And that’s on a nice day. It’s also a school bus and cycling route.
Why active transportation advocates believe commuting is about to get better for everyone: even drivers. BY PIETA WOOLLEY | LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE
Twice a week, Christopher Lightfoot cycles 28 kilometres from his home in Lund to downtown Powell River, along the curvy, fast-moving Highway 101. Pickup trucks barrel past him at 100 km an hour. Gravel flies. In the winter, it’s dark and often wet so he doesn’t ride, preferring to miss the precarious experience of exposing his unprotected body to the no-man’s-land of the road. “I do it for the fun factor,” said Chris unironically. He’s a speech-language pathologist who is also a world-travelling, experienced cyclist. “One of the best parts of my day is riding to and from work. But I would never recommend it to someone else.” That’s because it’s dangerous. And also, in many
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