Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Different views on cycle paths

People look at things in different ways. Take, for instance, this ordinary cycle path*:


Here's how the average commuter would see this cycle path:


But a roadie sees it in a different way:


Here's how a plow driver working for the P"N"WD sees the same path:


And here's how the guy responsible for it's maintenance, working for the P"N"WD as well, sees it (or, actually, doesn't):


Then there's the truck driver's view:


The SUV owner's view:


The dog owner's view:


The delivery truck driver's view:


And don't forget the teenager's view:


Finally, here's how the esteemed vice chairperson of the Helsinki city council, Harry Bogomoloff sees the cycle path (and it's surroundings):


* (You'll never guess where I ripped off the original picture from. But in my defense, they'd already ripped it off from us, the people, by photographing our beloved city without permission. And we, in turn, ripped the city off from mother nature. We are fools! You can't own the land! The land owns you!)

2 comments:

Toby - Northern Light Blog said...

This is the best blog post I've ever seen, ever. Honest. You are automatically elevated to Helsinki-cycle-commuting-deity-level. Have a gold star.

Ville said...

Why, Toby, thank you! Finally, some recognition.