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1/11
A few weeks ago I promised to get back to some of the useful comments I received in reaction to my tweet on #WorldBicycleDay and a retweet of @BuduMalliโ€™s tweet regarding infra change in Amsterdam.

A ๐Ÿšฒ ๐Ÿงต, there is overlap with my earlier tweets:
2/11
First of all, these are very challenging times for #SriLanka and I understand some people are unhappy with celebrating ๐Ÿšด๐Ÿพโ€โ™‚๏ธ as many currently resort to cycling because there is no other option.

And yes, safe infrastructure & a cycling friendly code of the road are a must!
3/11
However, for infra & driving habits to change, considerable scale, demand and clout is needed.

In ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ cycling gained popularity during the oil crisis in 1973. And the public demand for safe cycling infra followed as accidents increased.

Since then we never stopped ๐Ÿšด๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ.
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