Ian rides a bike. I bet he would suggest riding a bike to work. I think he has infact. Now, Terry, yes the roads, the bridges are old, and yes, infact, our group of taxpayers, including me, noticed this and we demanded to the city council they be fixed. You see, what you may fail to realize is that as a taxpayer you have a say!
Being there are 446 bridges in my fair city and how many in maybe, say, Ian's neck of the woods, I would say, we did very well. The cost of those bridges alone is without saying, as the cost of fixing your problem in your hometown.
The wheels turn slowly, but, unless you do something, instead of just complaining you will be riding a bike like Ian's.
We banned together ( instead of banning) and, we did something. Now, several of those 446 bridges you can safely walk across. One was fixed by creating a new walkway to the stadium. So, talk is cheap, but, actions is invaluable.
I will ask this, what is the solution?