Comments on: Woman Escapes Tsunami By Bike http://urbanvelo.org/woman-escapes-tsunami-by-bike/ Bicycle culture on the skids. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:35:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: NYC_cyclist http://urbanvelo.org/woman-escapes-tsunami-by-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-46223 NYC_cyclist Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:33:13 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=21713#comment-46223 Good point, Mr. S!
This observation applies to NYC as well. Driving here is difficult even on a good day. Measly 2 inches of snow brings the city to a halt. In case of a cataclysmic event, such as an earthquake – forget about it. In a situation like that a bicycle can literally be the difference between life and death.

]]> By: Mr. S. http://urbanvelo.org/woman-escapes-tsunami-by-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-46210 Mr. S. Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:54:19 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=21713#comment-46210 This comment is coming to you from Japan! Well, Tokyo, where we really are safe, despite some of the wild rumour and speculation in the news.

The old people here are hard, but blithe about terror. Remember that if this woman was seventeen at the end of WWII, and maybe fifteen when American bombing of Japan and its shipping got into full swing, she’s been through hell once already. Utter stoics, they hold little ill will (and don’t hold Pearl Harbor against her, she was a kid!).

I just put up a post speculating about evacuation by bicycle or by scooter. Each has its place, but a car is useless.
http://hanlonsrzr.blogspot.com/2011/03/disaster-preparation-transportation.html

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