Sunday, August 19, 2007

US Secretary of Transportation: Bikes 'Really not Transportation'

US Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters is a true American:

"Well, there's about probably some 10 percent to 20 percent of the current spending that is going to projects that really are not transportation, directly transportation-related. Some of that money is being spent on things, as I said earlier, like bike paths or trails."

By the way, she's trying to explain the bridge collapse in Minneapolis. Apparently it was due to all the money wasted on cyclists.

Read the full interview here.

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