Bike Talk #2507 - Cars make us unhappy

On vacation in Fraser, CO, "the ice box of America," self-proclaimed "single track capital of the world," Taylor talks track with Ben Quinn, owner of Ice Box Mountain Sports (2:08). Our friend, Los Angeles bike advocate, cyclocross racer, and survivor of the Eaton fire, Dorothy Wong, on rebuilding Los Angeles (5:23). A California court's ruling that recreational cyclists can't sue the city when injured on city streets makes no sense, according to bike lawyer James Pocrass, and be careful when you sign a waiver (17:19). Car dependence makes people unsatisfied with life, according to a study in Travel Behaviour and Society. Taylor talks with study author Rababe Saadaoui (28:10). Micromobility NYC, a Reddit group, organized protests which, with others, built pressure to "un-pause" NYC congestion pricing. Nicholas talks to the Reddit group's moderator, Miser, in the weeks before Trump declared he'd undo the policy (45:18).