Friday Frivolity: Mary will never walk again.

31 May 2012  |  Posted by

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God bless a car-centric society. The “culture of fear” was alive and well in the… well, what do you think, 1940s?

Thanks to samhDOTnet on flickr for the images.

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Seldom happier than when riding his bike, Antoine wants more Aucklanders scooting around on two wheels, it's fun! His own cycling adventures are sometimes found at Bike Friendly North Shore, a bike-culture blog for those north of the Coathanger.

5 Responses to Friday Frivolity: Mary will never walk again.

    • Lisa
    • I assumed when I saw the post title that Mary would never walk again because she got herself a bike… Guess not.

    • Kim
    • Ah yes, there is a long history to motor industry sponsored victim blaming to put across a “safety message”… ;-)

      That is why the motor industry invented the concept of share the roads, to that they could blame the victim for being the way…

    • Paul
    • Obviously a conspiracy between the car manufacturers and oil companies to promote less sustainable transport!
      Keep them scared and we can control them!

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