BIKE: pie on earth

[Stephen Wechsler]

Just got back from a couple of weeks in Sweden, where I once lived for 
2 years.  In every city I visited, from large to small, I managed to 
borrow or rent a bike.  It was so nice to be back in a country with 
real bike lanes, usually physically separated from the cars, and always 
with a reasonable way to get through an intersection.  I rode with my 
wife and 6-year-old son, without fear, even in the heart of a big busy 
city.  It is essentially the same in a number of other
countries where I've lived and cycled.  Just not here.

Sigh.

--Steve