Mayor Hazel bikesHere's to all you softies out there who are too afraid to break a sweat by biking to work. She's 87 years old, the Mayor of a burgeoning, sprawling city, and she'll be biking to work for Car Free Day! Mayor Hazel gave a matter-of-fact interview to the National Post on her proposed ride to work.
Q: So how far of a bike ride is that?
A: It is quite a distance. I can’t take transit, because no transit comes anywhere near my house. I’d have to walk quite a distance to get anywhere near a transit stop. The bike ride will take a while. It takes me 10 to 15 minutes by car, so you can judge that.
Q: You said you have been practising. So do you bike around quite a bit?
A: No I don’t, I don’t have time. But I do grab it when I can.
Q: What kind of bike do you ride?
A: I don’t know, a regular bike.
Q: Why did you decide to do this?
A: I just thought I would try to set an example. I certainly can’t ride a bicycle to work everyday because I need my car to drive around to different appointments, so you can’t use a bicycle. It’s impractical. I just thought that for that day, to emphasize the importance of it, I would ride. And I am going to wear a helmet because I wish I saw more people with helmets on when they’re riding bicycles.
[Photo Credit: The National Post]
