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Cyclelicious: Mayor of London Boris Johnson is my cycling superhero
Copenhagenize.com - The Copenhagen Bike Culture Blog: London Mayor Saves The Day on a Bicycle
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Fighting crime. By himself. @MayorOfLondon Boris Johnson on his bike rescues @frannyarmstrong being attacked by girl gang http://tr.im/Edng 26 days ago |
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You can't make this stuff up! via @odemag http://bit.ly/3qDiRM 27 days ago |
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En français RT @Marcula Le maire de Londres joue les héros à bicyclette. http://bit.ly/Qbfb8 #fb 27 days ago |
Mayor of London Boris Johnson is my cycling superhero
Cyclelicious —
... Here's the dope: Boris Johnson, who regularly bikes to and from the office, was Just Riding Along when he heard a cry for help from Franny Armstrong. Some teenagers were threatening Armstrong with an iron pipe. Johnson chased the girls away, then escorted Ms Armstrong the rest of the way home. ...
London Mayor Saves The Day on a Bicycle
Copenhagenize.com - The Copenhagen Bike Culture Blog —
Shame it's not an election year. Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, [pictured] is credited with coming to the rescue of a woman being threatened by three youths. They were threatening her with an iron bar when Mr Johnson, who was passing by on his bicycle, rolled up scared them off. According to The Guardian: "The mayor of London was cycling through Camden, north London, on Monday night when he answered the cry of Franny Armstrong, a documentary maker and environmental activist who was surrounded by a group of hoodie-clad young ...
Today’s Headlines
Streetsblog New York City —
... Liu Than Any Other Candidate (Politicker)
Out-of-Service City Bus Kills Pedestrian on Ninth Ave in Hell's Kitchen (News)
Okay Yankee Fans, You've Got Another Ring, But You're Not Riding the Train Enough (WNYC)
Vancouverites -- Even Drivers -- Want to Keep a Lane for Bikes on Burrard Bridge (Sun via Planetizen)
London's Mayor Boris Rides to the Rescue on His Trusty Bicycle (Guardian)
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Today’s Headlines
Streetsblog Los Angeles —
... ...But They Also Offer a Harsh Critique of Villaraigosa and Measure R (LA Weekly)
Two Peds. Killed by Freight Train in Fullerton (LA Now)
Drunk Driver Slams Into Cop Car in NoHo (Daily News)
Vancouverites -- Even Drivers -- Want to Keep a Lane for Bikes on Burrard Bridge (Sun via Planetizen)
London's Mayor Boris Rides to the Rescue on His Trusty Bicycle (Guardian)
Go Metro, to Go Look at Cars? (The Source)
More headlines ...
"my knight on a shining bicycle"
TheWashCycle —
London Mayor Boris Johnson, while biking across town, helped a young woman who was being attacked by some kids. "I was texting on my phone so didn't notice the girls until they
pushed me against the car, quite hard," Armstrong said. "At first it
was quite funny, because they were only about 12. Then I saw that one
of them had an iron bar in her hand. It was more than a metre long. It
was as big as her. "Then along came a cyclist. And I thought, 'Good, he's a big bloke,' and shouted, 'Can you help me please?' "He stopped ...
