Romania is a small country in Eastern Europe, with not much of a success in making the world a better place when it comes to the environment.

However, steps are being taken and young people get more and more actively involved in promoting greener technologies and solutions for the cities they live in.

With the help of many foundations and eco clubs in Timisoara – 2nd/3rd largest city in Romania, the Green For Bicycles campaign will start off with the first gathering on Saturday 25th in front of the Dan Paltiniseanu Stadium at 11 o`clock sharp.

Dubbed “Bike Counting” the initiative is meant to teach people that bicycles are great alternatives for a crowded city like Timisoara, and to make sure the authorities will notice their existence, hence building more special lanes for bicyclists.

I’m very upset because I miss it this time, but I’ve got my sources in and will get some pictures from the “parade” when everything ends.

I sure hope weather will be with them, because it’s kinda cloudy in Romania at the moment and tomorrow is not going to be much better.

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The Critical Mass rides are no longer what they used to be, a protest against the bicycle unfriendly cities. Why? Because even though a New York City judge ruled that these people don’t need a special permit to ride, NYPD’s stance remains somewhat adversarial.

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Here we have another violent episode of law enforcement excess, from last Friday (July 25), when a policeman kicked a cyclist off his bicycle at the curb at 46th street and Seventh Avenue. Why? No one knows, but we can only speculate. Maybe the guy didn’t have the required lights or maybe he crossed a red light? No!

A Times-up! representative said that the cyclist in the video, Christopher Long, was arrested and held for 26 hours for attempted assault. What am I missing? Who assaulted, who? Can you see the step back the policeman had to take, to “properly” pull the guy down?

Because of his recent behavior, the 22-year-old Patrick Pogan lost his badge and gun (relief!!), and was placed on “desk duty pending the outcome of a department investigation.”

I’m not a fan of crowds and I’m not sure if I would enjoy walking the streets when the mass comes by, but this is obviously the wrong way of law enforcement.