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October 7, 2015 2000 × 1084 BMW R1200GS Long Termer IV – a day in the dirt

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Bikes are seen by most Canadians as recreation vehicles, not practical transport. This is because our weather generally prohibits them for four months a year (and legally prohibits them in Quebec during winter), so most bike riders also own cars for year-round transit – certainly those outside of downtown Toronto and Vancouver, anyway. But it’s mainly because there is no advantage, other than free parking, to riding the bike in traffic. We’re not allowed to filter between lanes, as riders do safely and effectively in most parts of the world, so we sit there in the congestion, breathing in the fumes, sweating in the still heat or dripping in the rain, looking into the windows of the cars where the drivers are sipping coffee and straightening their clothes and enjoying the air-conditioning. [...]

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