I Love Riding in the City
NAME: Slavik Dyak
LOCATION: Lviv, Ukraine
OCCUPATION: Quality Assurance Engineer
Where do you live and what’s it like riding in your city?
I live in the west Ukrainian city called Lviv (population 800,000). The city center is old and European-like, while other parts are USSR-like. The city doesn’t have any bike infrastructure and mostly people don’t like cyclists. But still I love riding the city. It doesn’t matter if you ride on the road with cars or on the sidewalk with pedestrians, nobody likes you so you just ride how you want.
What was your favorite city to ride in, and why?
I think it was Krakow, Poland. But it’s only one of cities where I’ve been with my bike.
Why do you love riding in the city?
I love riding in the city because I’m quick, I’m mobile and I don’t need to park a car and walk a few blocks to my destination point. It’s cheap. But mainly of course you have a lot of fun that you can’t get in public transport or in a car. Like when you were a child!
Or just say whatever you want about riding in the city… Poetry anyone?
In Ukraine we have a nice saying, unfortunately it can’t be translated to rhyme, “Four wheels carry the body, and two wheels carry the soul.”
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