I thought it was amusing to read the Toronto Star story that ran earlier this year, about how Canada Post vehicles are the worst offender for those ticketed for parking in Toronto bicycle lanes.
While my partner and I were in France this fall, I was delighted to see postal vehicles that absolutely belonged in bicycle lanes.
This is a La Poste France delivery bicycle, ridden by a 40-something woman who was delivering small parcels and letter mail in the plaza near where we were staying in Caen.
She said the rugged, electric-assist bicycles are equipped with weather-proof bags, and are ideal for navigating some of the narrow streets in the old French city of about 110,000 people. She said there are about 100 of these bicycles servicing the community.
Now, here is an option for mail delivery in urban areas. Ottawa could look to this as a creative way to reduce its carbon footprint, as well as legitimizing bicycles (in the eyes of motorists) as part of our everyday road user community.