Here we go! This picture was taken last September in Piccadilly Circus around 20:00pm. The usual rider is a paramedic. In busy cities like London this is possibly the quickest response that can be given to injured people. It's also eco friendly and contributes to paramedics' fitness. So why don't we have these facilities in Spain??? Is it because of the weather??...
During the past 30 years Spain has walk a long path to be "the 8 economy of the world" (that's what politicians say) but it is still a couple of miles behind the modern Europe. Why do we have this situation? Simple: While Spain has been walking the rest of the countries has been riding on a bycicle. "Statitstics" show that we are on the last wagon of Europe but Spanish newspapers, people and politicians refuse to admit the evidence. I know that some statistics and articles are biased but not most of them. See the reaction of Catalans against the The economist's review about Spain. Today the financial world is diving into a deep recession. While some countries are accepting their guilt and taking measures to improve conditions of THEIR OWN PEOPLE, Spain is still waiting and blaming the global circumstances.
So what the bycicle has to do with it?:
Social Security, Education, Gas, Water Supply, Housing, Recycling... are key factors were radical measures must be taken to avoid the hardest recession we have had since the Civil War. How can we start? Just buy a few thousands of bycicles and let the people ride...sigh!
