Comments on: Quantifying Civilization http://blog.publicbikes.com/2010/07/quantifying-civilization/ Mass Transit for One Thu, 31 May 2012 01:58:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: The Public Blog» Blog Archive » Danish Modern on the Streets http://blog.publicbikes.com/2010/07/quantifying-civilization/comment-page-1/#comment-521 The Public Blog» Blog Archive » Danish Modern on the Streets Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:30:41 +0000 http://blog.publicbikes.com/?p=1005#comment-521 [...] When was the last time you saw a carpenter carrying a ladder on a bike while drinking coffee, or woman carrying two purses on handlebars, or a newspaper chain guard, or a pink bike-parking facility on the street? Danes are known for pragmatic design and keep efficiency at the core of their bicycle culture. Riding bikes is good fun in Denmark, so no surprise that one third of Danes use a bike on a daily basis. [...] [...] When was the last time you saw a carpenter carrying a ladder on a bike while drinking coffee, or woman carrying two purses on handlebars, or a newspaper chain guard, or a pink bike-parking facility on the street? Danes are known for pragmatic design and keep efficiency at the core of their bicycle culture. Riding bikes is good fun in Denmark, so no surprise that one third of Danes use a bike on a daily basis. [...]

]]> By: Duncan http://blog.publicbikes.com/2010/07/quantifying-civilization/comment-page-1/#comment-398 Duncan Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:33:34 +0000 http://blog.publicbikes.com/?p=1005#comment-398 The people do look happy & alive with all the extra oxygen that they're pumping into their bodies. Helps with clear thinking! I think I caught a few folks smiling at the camera & the meter, so I guess they must have been jazzed to know that they were part of a cultural observation. Maybe as cycling becomes more popular here in America we'll be able to install such devices sometime in the future. The meter reminds me of that 'other famous meter' that runs the national debt I believe. This of course is much more positive! The people do look happy & alive with all the extra oxygen that they’re pumping into their bodies. Helps with clear thinking!

I think I caught a few folks smiling at the camera & the meter, so I guess they must have been jazzed to know that they were part of a cultural observation.

Maybe as cycling becomes more popular here in America we’ll be able to install such devices sometime in the future.

The meter reminds me of that ‘other famous meter’ that runs the national debt I believe. This of course is much more positive!

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