There's a perception in North America that it's political suicide to build bike lanes — because all motorists loathe bike lanes and will vote en-masse against any politician who advocates for them. And in many cities, bike-lane proposals explode into the Twitterverse with every self-appointed blowhard claiming they speak for the masses while calling out the lunacy of bike lanes.

But is this perception match reality? There's mounting evidence that bike-lane "controversies" don't necessarily translate to votes. Rather than being annihilated at the voting booth, bike-friendly politicians keep getting re-elected. So what's going on here?

0:00 Introduction 0:20 Vancouver's story 1:20 What happened in Paris 2:00 Montreal and bike lanes 2:32 Why do bike-lane politicians keep winning?

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