EnvironmentalSummonsPacket-InternationalBicycleFund.docVIP

International Bicycle Fund 4887 Columbia Drive South, Seattle WA 98108-1919 USA Tel: 1-206-767-0848 ~ Email: ibike@ ~ Internet: A non-governmental, nonprofit organization promoting bicycle transport, economic development and international understanding worldwide. Environmental Summons In most urban areas motor vehicles are one of the major contributors of toxins in the air. Polluted air can be lethal. If one kills oneself with polluted air it is a suicide. So, if one kills someone else with polluted air is it a homicide? Well, the government has not yet started charging drivers with murder or even ticketing them for their toxic contributions, but citizens have started drawing the connection. In Edmonton, Toronto, Washington, Seattle and a growing list of cities coalitions of group concerned with the health of the environment have started issuing their own Environmental Infraction Notices. While not charging anybody with a crime, the summons points out that motor vehicles are linked to global warming, smog, super tankers and oil spills, tire dumps and tire fires, toxic surface water runoff and more. The ticket urges motorists to consider using a lesspolluting means of getting around town, particularly the bicycle. In Seattle, the Green Squad (dressed in dapper, stately white toxic spill cleanup outfits), also issued Environmental Commendations to people using bicycles, mass transit or walking. These certificates thanked the recipients for their thoughtful behavior towards the quality of life in the city. One of the recipients was a City Council Member who had bicycle commuted to city hall. Attached are materials to help you do your own environmental summons program. International Bicycle Fund 4887 Columbia Drive South, Seattle WA 98108-1919 USA Tel: 1-206-767-0848 ~ Email: ibike@ ~ Internet: A non-governmental, nonprofit organization promoting bicycle transport, economic development and international understanding worldwide. FACT SHEET Con