Cycling Shorts: Up, around and away! (Country roads are easy, how about the cities?)

Wherever there was a section of the route that was not on a dedicated bicycle path, he felt intimidated by the cars and trucks. Article in Taipei times HERE And take a look at the commentsin the bottom as well. Is this not a kind of diverting the attention and money to try to improve the dangerous commuting that seems to be insovable by many generations of mayors in big cities to tourism ?