Daniel Adler's act of resistance went viral online — and made him a symbol to city residents exhausted by the ongoing People’s Convoy.
in which the goal was to cross the finish line last, traveling as slowly as possible without falling.Adler, who doesn’t own a car, uses his electric bicycle as his main mode of transportation. His wife and their two children, ages 11 and 14, bike, too. He had been one of the proponents of the protected bike lane now on 17th Street and continues to advocate for safe streets.
“If we want to have a planet that is here, just and equitable for children around the world, then we’ve got to look after the climate, and we’ve got to act, here in the United States, in Washington, D.C., now,” Adler said. “The streets are not safe — especially not safe for our children, especially not safe for our elderly, so it’s not safe for anybody. We need to be working to fix that. … A 10-ton diesel truck, that’s not an expression of a person’s views. That’s a problem.
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