BC Ferries misses the boat…again!

Posted on 29 October 2006 by Dave

British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. (a.k.a. BC Ferries) recently announced a $28 million dollar “upgrade” to four loading bays at Horseshoe Bay (near West Vancouver) and Departure Bay (near Nanaimo). This followed an announcement that they were having three new giant car- and truck-carrying ferries made in Germany (which will NOT create work for the [...]

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  • Cycling is NOT a crime…

    By regularly riding through red lights and stop signs (after yielding to make sure it's safe for all), we can encourage the powers-that-be to modernize their rules...because we are NOT one-tonne-killing-machines!

    Check out what the State of Idaho has done by clicking on "Bikes Rule in Idaho" in the Blogroll under the left-hand column.

  • …but it sure is dangerous!

    except in Amsterdam where safe, separated cycling and walking space was created in the 1950's!

    Now 40% of 'dammers ride to get where they're going...

  • Did you know that…

    When hit by a motorized vehicle...

    - at 60 km/h (40mph) a pedestrian has an 85% chance of being killed,

    - at 50 km/h (30mph) s/he has a 45% chance of being killed, while

    - at 30 km/h (20mph) the risk of being killed falls to 5%.

    Source: British Parliamentary Advisory Council on Transport Safety (1996) Taking Action on Speeding

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