Philebrity posted a story that got to me:
New Prevailing Wisdom: In Philly, A Bike Will Get You There Quicker Nearly Every Time
Here’s something they don’t tell you: Who plans the route?
For the last 4 years, the Bicycle Coalition stages a race against a car and a SEPTA bus. Every year, the bike wins.
Am I the only one who is going to call bullshit on this “study” and this “story”?
This is like getting a press release from some group like the PMRC in the 80’s, quoting it verbatim, then holding it up like some grand truth! “Motley Crue are evil!” “Bikes beat cars!”
I’d rather see a non-partial study done, a non-partial race, and see who wins. If a PRO-BIKE group holds a race and a BIKE CONSTANTLY WINS, doesn’t that seem odd and fishy? Doesn’t seem that the smart thing to do would be to not report this story as fact and, instead, call it for what it is: A publicity stunt that doesn’t prove a point, but reasserts what people want to hear and what the group in charge wanted to see.
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