On P's blog I found this statistics which I think is interesting. He says that according to the VCÖ (traffic club Austria), Denmark ranked highest in the average number of bicycle kilometers ridden per person in 2006. The average distance cycled by Danes was 954 kilometers. Japan ranks very high at 354 km per person, actually higher than Sweden, where people cycled 277 km per person. In the US, bicycles are apparently not very popular - Americans cycled 33 km per person.
Actually, the only reason I quote these stats is because I want to post the link to this classic bicycle promotion video by Queen. Oh, and do enjoy the Segway scene in this hilarious video by Weird Al Yankovic, while we are at it. Any more bicycle references in music videos, anyone?
Update: Pink Floyd (1968) Bike (Having visited and worked in Brussels many times I appreciate this mad "time travel" video) - Thanks P.
Blogs I Like
- Ad B: Japan Navigator
- Adventures of a (Swedish) Salariman in Tokyo
- Amy: Blue Lotus
- Boing Boing: Wonderful Things
- Brendan: UNU OurWorld 2.0
- Hiroko & Rick: Itadakimasu
- Jared B: Tokyo Green Space
- Joan: Popcorn Homestead
- Jon: Toshogu or As I See Japan... From L.A.
- Justin B: The Rational Pessimist (Climate & Risk)
- Kat: Food Adventures in Japan
- Ken: KenElwood in semi-rural Japan
- Mari: Watashi to Tokyo
- MTC: Shisaku
- Otakimura: In The Pines
- P: Pacific Islander
- Peko Peko: Kyoto Foodie
- Richard H: Spike Japan
- Risa & Kirk: Savory Japan
- Robert: Pure Land Mountain
- Shizuoka Gourmet
- Ten Thousand Things
- Tom: Kitchen Garden in Japan
Links I Like
- News: About Sweden in English
- News: BBC
- News: Der Spiegel (Germany) in English
- News: Deutche Welle
- News: FT Asia (UK, EU)
- News: Kyoto Journal (Japan)
- News: NHK World Society & Others (Japan)
- News: People's Daily (China)
- News: Telegraph (UK)
- News: The Local (Sweden)
- News: Yomiuri Online (Japan)
- News: Yonhap (Korea)
- NGOs/News: Organic Consumers Association (US)
- NGOs: Amnesty
- NGOs: Consumers Union (US) Food
- NGOs: Consumers Union of Japan
- NGOs: Greenpeace
- NGOs: Greenz.jp
- NGOs: Japan for Sustainability
- NGOs: Japan Organic Agriculture Association
- NGOs: Japan Vegetarian Society
- Shops: Alishan Organic Center
- Shops: Eco to Waza (GreenJapan)
- Shops: Warabe Mura
- Stuff: Japan Probe
- Treehugger
1 comment:
That Queen video reminds of the girl who rode her bicycle down a cobble stone street, got off, and said "I'll never come that way again!" (sorry about that)
There was "Bike" by Pink Floyd which can be found on youtube - not very good though. Also, "Acoustic Motorbike" (oddly enough about a non-motorized bike) by Luka Bloom. Only thing I could find of that was a sample clip on Amazon.com.
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