Today we had a guest come in and talk to us about Streets and Bicyclists.
We talked about what's dangerous about streets and what's safe about streets. We also talked about what streets can be used for. Most people think streets are just for cars, but no, that's not true they can be used for other things beside cars.
Such as:
-pedestrians
-buses
-cyclist
-motor cycles
-wheel chairs
-strollers
-animals
Some people call Ottawa: Autowa because our town has so many cars.
Here's a video that we watched to inspired us to want our town to become like Copenhagen's:
We are trying to come up with some ways of helping our city becoming like Copenhagen's.
We thought we could write some letters to the city, or something like that.
The reasons why I think we should have Ottawa like Copenhagen are:
-I know that it may be expensive for the city, but I think it's diffidently worth it, because bikes are just as important as cars, put it this way, bikes could be some peoples only way of transportation
-Another reason I think we should do it is because we could probably reduce the amount of bicycle accidents that happen if we make it safer for the bikers
-Plus it would help reduce the pollution in Ottawa and the other environmental issues that may occur because of car's gas/fuel
But remember if you do want to bike, you should wear a helmet just to be safe!!
Fabulous post, Fiona! I sent it to Caroline too! This is a lot of great information that I think you should put together to send to the city - our mayor and the chair of the transportation committee!
ReplyDeleteAlso, thanks for commenting on photos on the blog. I've saved those to send to Kate for the yearbook! As always, you are "taking ideas and running with them!"
See you tomorrow!