Trans. Secretary: Bike Paths Not Worthy of Fed. Support

Yup, that’s right – according to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters, “bike paths and trails ‘are really not transportation.'” But wait, it gets better. Not only is riding your bike to work, school, the post office, a store, restaurant or a bar not transportation, you’re also to blame for the nation’s decaying highway infrastructure:

Imagine you’re the federal official in the Bush administration charged with overseeing the nation’s transportation infrastructure. A major bridge collapses on an interstate highway during rush hour, killing 13 people and injuring an additional 100. Whom to blame? How about the nation’s bicyclists and pedestrians!

Full story at Salon.com

This is up there with U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry’s (R-NC) declaring that bicycles are an antiquated solution to the U.S. energy crisis. Video: YouTube

Thanks to Bedrock and Paradox for bringing the Salon article to my attention.