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The War on Cars

The War on Cars, LLC

Cars, Society & Culture, Culture, Bicycling, Politics, Urbanism, Walking, Transportation, Cities, Transit, News Commentary, News

4.9 • 937 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2019

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

No, you’ve not tuned into late-night Lite FM radio. In this special mailbag episode, Sarah and Doug hear from listeners around the world, taking your questions and comments on everything from disabled cyclists, how to make bike lanes as common as sidewalks, when to take the car keys from aging parents and grandparents, the frustrations women feel when told what to wear when riding a bicycle, whether or not cyclists should share a friendly wave with other cyclists and how to find joy while fighting a daily War on Cars.

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Show Notes:

Get to know Delilah.

“Cambridge’s New Bike Lane Plan is ‘Bikelash’-Proof.” (CityLab)

New York City passes a new “Vision Zero Design Standards Law. (Curbed)

Does what a person wears while cycling make a difference? Dr. Ian Walker tried to find out. (Bicycling, ScienceDirect, Association for Psychological Science)

Find us on Twitter @TheWarOnCars, Sarah Goodyear @buttermilk1, Doug Gordon @BrooklynSpoke and Aaron Naparstek @Naparstek. Email us: [email protected]

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Transcript

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0:00.0	W-C-A-R, the car.
0:04.0	Hi, you found Desera only on W-C-A-R.
0:09.0	The car.
0:12.0	I am glad that you are here with me. It's time to put aside all the headaches,
0:20.6	all the heart aches, all the stress of biking and traffic or sitting on the bus.
0:26.0	Put that out of your mind for a bit and find a little relief from cars.
0:32.0	I'm not suggesting you run away and move to Amsterdam. I'm not
0:36.2	suggesting that you break a car window with a U-lock. But I am suggesting it take a little time for you.
0:45.6	Time to relax and focus on how to make your city better.
0:50.9	The phone lines are open if you have a request or a dedication that you'd like to make.
0:57.0	Hi, you're on with DeSara.
1:01.0	Hi, this is Doug from Brooklyn and just'm just having a really really hard time you know I'm I'm an advocate and I keep fighting for better streets for biking and I just all my city keeps giving me is sharrows. I just I don't know what to do. I need something to keep me going.
1:17.0	So I just want a song or something inspirational.
1:20.0	Oh, honey. Oh, Doug, I'm so sorry you're feeling that way.
1:24.8	You need something to help you face the challenges out there on the streets?
1:29.6	Yeah, that's what I need.
1:31.6	You need something that will help you through the late nights organizing, tweeting, writing
1:37.6	blog posts, contacting local elected officials, all while listening to Mois.
1:44.0	Yeah, that's what I need, definitely.
1:47.0	All right, Doug, sweetie, here you go.
1:50.0	This is the war on cars, your alternative to easy listening radio.
1:57.0	I'm Doug Gordon and no that's not DeSara or Delilah, that is my co-host Sarah Goodyear.
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