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How Mexico City Got Bikers to Stop Worrying and Ride
The Mexican capital has some of the worst traffic in the world, yet cycling is catching on
MEXICO CITY -- When Edgar Olivares started work as a Red Cross volunteer during Mexico City’s Muévete en Bici (“Move by Bike”) program, he didn’t actually know how to ride. But he came out on Sundays anyway to repair skinned knees and minor scratches.
Normally, Mexico City suffers abysmal congestion - a recent IBM Corp. survey ranked it as the worst commuter city in the world. But once a week, Muévete en Bici closes down roads to the usual stampede of cars, taxis, buses, and vans. Instead cyclists, skaters and runners take to the streets.