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There's a battle raging in the streets of America. Anyone who 1 rides a bicycle knows all about this. Some motorists have 2 war on bikes as annoying 3 that lead to slow traffic. They honk(鸣笛), shout or 4 at two-wheeled travelers. A few will do even worse. The New York Times reports that incidents of 5 toward bicycle riders appear to be growing, as bike riders take to the streets in order to save gas and money and fight global warming. In Denver, nearly 11 000 first-time bike 6 turned out for Bike to Work Day in June 2008. The bicycle group, Transportation Alternatives 7 that the number of New Yorkers who cycle daily has risen 77 percent since 2000. Even though virtually every state 8 bicyclists the same rights(and responsibilities) 9 motorists to use the streets, many drivers still refuse to accept this. They 10 themselves as Kings of the Road-an impression that has been strongly 11 by the transportation planning profession, 12 has designed our cities and 13 people did not exist outside of their cars. But a big new idea to settle this 14 and improve life in the streets for everyone is now taking root 15 community activists, urban planners and traffic engineers. “Too many of our streets are designed only for speeding cars, or worse, creeping traffic jams. They’re unsafe for people on foot or bike-and unpleasant for everybody.” “Now, in communities 16 the country, a movement is growing to complete the streets. States, cities and towns are asking their planners, engineers and designers to build road networks that 17 all citizens,” declares the website of a new organization 18 this idea, Complete the Streets. Complete the Streets-an 19 program of adding bike lanes, pedestrian 20 and traffic calming measures-is the best idea to hit our communities since pizza, or even the bicycle itself. |
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