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| A momentary bicycle-jam on Carrera Septima as these cyclists wait for a light to change. |
Air pollution dropped 21%, and the city was lots quieter and more peaceful during Bogotá's 2015 Car-Free Day. And, even compared to previous years, my unscientific impression is that this year many more cyclists turned out.
But will they pedal again another day?
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| Lots of pedalers turned out today - but how many of them will pedal tomorrow? |
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| Not all the streets are as cycle-friendly as la Septima. This guy's maneuvering between buses on Carrera 10. |
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| Don't ride behind me. Nearby, a bus belches smoke. It's Car-Free Day, not pollution-free day, silly. |
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| Back on the friendly Carrera Septima. |
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| This usually congested street in downtown was so clear that these guys could ride against traffic. |
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| The IDRD's public lending bikes reappeared today. But will they tomorrow? |
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| A moto-bici illegally uses an exclusive TransMilenio bus lane. |
This year for the first time no-car day was also no-motorcycle day. But, insanely, the prohibition did not extend to the moto-bicis, bicycles equipped with gasoline engines, which make lots of noise and pollute more than do many cars.
But today's
El Tiempo also carried this disastrous new item: New car sales as ahead of last year's record new car sales.
Blog by Mike Ceaser, of
Bogotá Bike Tours
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