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Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 14:41:33 +0100
From: Cornerstone Resource Centre
Subject: EF!NE-ACTION UPDATE No.48 MAY 98
BICYCLING AGAINST THE BNRR (BIRMINGHAM)
The March 14 "Cycle Lanes Not Fast Lanes - Stop the BNRR" Rally in
Birmingham was supported by 50 cyclists, including several kids on their
BMXs, plus some skateboarders and rollerbladers. The city's normally
car-mad inner ring-road was gridlocked by the actions of the happy,
slow (very slow) -moving riders. Music was provided by the
bike-mounted "Little Nora" sound system.
The one sour note was a malicious bus driver who drove his bus at a
cyclist, knocking him off and buckling his rear wheel. The police,
who had continually threatened to arrest everyone for obstruction,
showed their customary bias by throwing the damaged bike onto the
pavement and refusing to take action against the driver. The action
ended at the local Highways Agency office where a copy of Max Power
magazine and a large photocopy of car-junkie Jeremy Clarkson went up
in flames to the accompaniement of whoops and cheers.
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