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Tokyo's quake-inspired bicycle boom

by Byron Kidd 2/28/2012
Tokyo commuters turn to bicycles after last year's earthquake transport chaos, with up to five times more cyclists on the streets.






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Single father of 2 daughters, lover of family, bicycles and running.


Urban Cycling Consultant, Tokyo By Bike.

Byron Kidd is the founder of the Tokyo By Bike website, writer, experienced urban cyclist, and expert on cycling in the staggering metropolis of Tokyo.

Working with NPO's and cycling activists to improve cycling infrastructure in Japan, Byron also operates internationally via a vast network of renowned urban mobility experts to promote Japanese cycling culture and demonstrate how everyday cycling can work in megacities around the world. No city is too big for the bicycle.


Day Job, Technical Manager.

On the other end of the transport spectrum, Byron works in the airport and aviation industry.

1 Comments

  1. Ἀντισθένης29 February 2012 at 08:04

    English language news on traffic is auto-centric to the point of useless, add to that the fact that most journalists and much of the public has no grasp of statistics. The statistics on the increased rate of accidents entirely mirror the increased number of cyclists in Japan, and to compare the cyclists accident rate in Japan to N.America and Europe without mentioning that there are multiples of the riders...

    %^%$#!!

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