Bike for Mom: Cycling safety is key (with video)
Cycling safety is key focus of Bike for Mom cycling event this Sunday, a tribute to Her Majesty the Queen led by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, accompanied by PM Prayut & bicycle enthusiasts around Thailand in a show of loyalty & love for the Mother of the Nation.
Published: 14/08/2015 at 01:00 PM
Writer: Jon Fernquest
EDITORIAL
Safety for cyclists is key
13/08/2015Cyclists across the country will jointly make history by taking part in this coming Sunday's "Bike for Mom" extraordinary cycling event, as a tribute to Her Majesty the Queen marking the auspicious occasion of her 83rd birthday, which fell this Wednesday.
In Bangkok alone, 40,000 cyclists have registered to join the 43km ride from the Royal Plaza through Bangkok's streets to the 11th Infantry Regiment in Bang Khen.The cycling procession will be led by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn. Also in the procession will be Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, his cabinet members and many other VIPs. In the rest of the country, governors of each respective province will lead bicycle enthusiasts in their show of loyalty and love for the "Mother of the Nation". During preparations for the cycling in Bangkok, HRH the Crown Prince has expressed his concern for the safety of cyclists during the ride on Sunday.This has prompted agencies such as the Royal Thai Police and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to come up with safety measures for the cyclists.About 10,000 municipal and city police are to be deployed along the bike route to maintain order and to ensure safety. This historic one-day event should serve as an inspiration for authorities concerned, namely the government, the Transport Ministry and the city administration, to seriously consider recognising cycling as another transport mode in urban areas in addition to cars, and integrate bike lanes or bike paths into the public transport system. Hopefully, the event should help those motorists who treat cyclists as a nuisance and bike lanes as an intrusion into their road space, to change their mindset that roads are exclusively meant for motor vehicles, and not for bicycles. Roads are meant to be shared by all users, including cyclists and pedestrians. But there are rules that they must observe. For instance, pedestrians must not jay-walk...Besides bike lanes or bike paths, safety for cyclists should be of paramount importance to protect them from reckless drivers. Several foreign and local cyclists have been killed or wounded on highways by reckless drivers since the beginning of this year. Among those killed were Chilean cyclist Juan Francisco Guillermo who was on the last leg of his around-the-world journey, and British cycling couple Peter Root and Mary Thompson.Even though the prime minister has set cycling as a national priority, we still lack practical bike lanes across the country.The state budget, accounting for over one billion baht, is used to construct short bike paths for leisure, rather than comprehensive bike routes for transport. Without bike lanes, cyclists who use highways are at risk from reckless drivers. Even in cities with some bike lanes like Bangkok, cyclists are at the mercy of motorists.
SAFE BIKE LANES NEEDED
For cycling to be a public mode of transport in urban areas such as Bangkok, safe bike lanes are needed.And a good example for the authorities concerned to look to for inspiration is the Colombian city of Medellin -- formerly one of the most dangerous cities in the world, notorious for drug-related violence. Today, it is a born-again city with a strong urban cycling culture. Political will and the public's participation in town planning was key to the amazing transformation of Medellin, where cycling is now a mode of public transportation. It should serve as a good model for Bangkok to emulate so it can become a more liveable city with less air pollution, and where cyclists and motorists have a fair share of the use of the roads, with mutual respect for each other's rights.http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/653612/safety-for-cyclists-is-key
จักรยานสำหรับคุณแม่: ขี่จักรยานปลอดภัยเป็นสำคัญ (มีวิดีโอ)ขี่จักรยานปลอดภัยเป็นจุดเน้นสำคัญที่แม่เหตุการณ์ขี่จักรยานวันอาทิตย์นี้ ส่วยหรือพระบรมราชินีนำ โดยพระราชเจ้าฟ้ามงกุฎเจ้าฟ้ามหาวชิราลงกรณ พร้อม ด้วยประยุทธกัน PM และจักรยานผู้ที่ชื่นชอบทั่วประเทศไทยในการแสดงความจงรักภักดีและความรักแม่ของประเทศประกาศ: 14/08/2015 ที่ 01:00 PMผู้เขียน: จอน Fernquestกองความปลอดภัยสำหรับ cyclists เป็นคีย์13/08/2015Cyclists ทั่วประเทศจะร่วมกันทำประวัติ โดยการมีส่วนร่วมในวันอาทิตย์ "จักรยานสำหรับคุณแม่" จักรยานเหตุการณ์ เป็นส่วยหรือพระบรมราชินีฤกษ์ของงานวันเกิดของเธอ ซึ่งตกวันพุธนี้ทำเครื่องหมายพิเศษนี้มาIn Bangkok alone, 40,000 cyclists have registered to join the 43km ride from the Royal Plaza through Bangkok's streets to the 11th Infantry Regiment in Bang Khen.The cycling procession will be led by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn. Also in the procession will be Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, his cabinet members and many other VIPs. In the rest of the country, governors of each respective province will lead bicycle enthusiasts in their show of loyalty and love for the "Mother of the Nation". During preparations for the cycling in Bangkok, HRH the Crown Prince has expressed his concern for the safety of cyclists during the ride on Sunday.This has prompted agencies such as the Royal Thai Police and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to come up with safety measures for the cyclists.About 10,000 municipal and city police are to be deployed along the bike route to maintain order and to ensure safety. This historic one-day event should serve as an inspiration for authorities concerned, namely the government, the Transport Ministry and the city administration, to seriously consider recognising cycling as another transport mode in urban areas in addition to cars, and integrate bike lanes or bike paths into the public transport system. Hopefully, the event should help those motorists who treat cyclists as a nuisance and bike lanes as an intrusion into their road space, to change their mindset that roads are exclusively meant for motor vehicles, and not for bicycles. Roads are meant to be shared by all users, including cyclists and pedestrians. But there are rules that they must observe. For instance, pedestrians must not jay-walk...Besides bike lanes or bike paths, safety for cyclists should be of paramount importance to protect them from reckless drivers. Several foreign and local cyclists have been killed or wounded on highways by reckless drivers since the beginning of this year. Among those killed were Chilean cyclist Juan Francisco Guillermo who was on the last leg of his around-the-world journey, and British cycling couple Peter Root and Mary Thompson.Even though the prime minister has set cycling as a national priority, we still lack practical bike lanes across the country.The state budget, accounting for over one billion baht, is used to construct short bike paths for leisure, rather than comprehensive bike routes for transport. Without bike lanes, cyclists who use highways are at risk from reckless drivers. Even in cities with some bike lanes like Bangkok, cyclists are at the mercy of motorists.ถนนหนทางจักรยานที่ปลอดภัยที่จำเป็นถนนหนทางจักรยานที่ปลอดภัยจำเป็นสำหรับจักรยานเป็น โหมดสาธารณะขนส่งในเขตเมืองเช่นกรุงเทพมหานคร และตัวอย่างที่ดีสำหรับหน่วยงานที่เกี่ยวข้องเพื่อค้นหาแรงบันดาลใจเพื่อเป็นโคลัมเบียเมืองของเมเดลลิ - เดิมหนึ่งในเมืองอันตรายที่สุดในโลก ซึ่งความรุนแรงที่เกี่ยวข้องกับยาเสพติด วันนี้ มันเป็นเมือง born-again กับวัฒนธรรมเมืองขี่จักรยานแข็งแรง จะรัฐ และมีส่วนร่วมของประชาชนในการวางแผนเมืองเป็นกุญแจสู่การเปลี่ยนแปลงที่น่าทึ่งของเมเดลลิ ปั่นจักรยานเป็นวิธีการขนส่งสาธารณะ มันควรใช้เป็นแบบจำลองที่ดีสำหรับการจำลองมันสามารถกลายเป็นเมืองขึ้นปลอดภัย ด้วยมลพิษทางอากาศน้อยกว่า และ cyclists และ motorists มีหุ้นยุติธรรมของการใช้ถนน ด้วยความเคารพซึ่งกันและกันใน rights.http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/653612/safety-for-cyclists-is-key ของผู้อื่น
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