Traffic Lights

Traffic Light with Bicycle Indicator

Saw this the other day at the corner of Terwilliger and Capitol Highway in Portland, Oregon. The old lady contingent is trying to turn Portland into Amsterdam with its bicycles and trams. Stupid idea. The west side of Portland is covered with hills, Amsterdam is flat. We still have room to expand, though the 1,000 Friends of Oregon hates that idea. The only people who ride bicycles in Portland are the super fit maniacs who think everyone should ride a bicycle on city streets alongside 20 ton trucks rumbling by at 40 MPH. Portland is not Amsterdam. If that's what you want, you should probably move there. Trying to remake Portland into Amsterdam is going to be like stuffing a bull into a pair of skinny jeans. It just ain't gonna happen.