Your Signature Is More Powerful Than You Think
Taking action, even with as small an action as adding your signature to a petition, can make a big difference. I won’t try to equate the importance of getting a “Bike There” option on Google Maps to the prevention of human rights abuses around the world, but I make no bones about the importance of this feature request, both to justice (social, environmental, transportation) and the myriad other ways that bicycling can benefit society.
I found the following video at the Osocio blog, which tracks “social advertising and non-profit campaigns from around the globe.” This particular video is called Ink, and it’s a follow-up to the original ad, which was called Your signature is more powerful than you think. The original ad is in French, so I decided to use this one, which is in English—they’re both great:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiN7CNJO1gI
The ad was produced for Amnesty International France. The main Amnesty International amnesty site is here.
It is a waste of time trying to get people to sign a petition for Google to get this data. You are much better spending your time, contributing to OpenStreetMap, so that the results appear on http://OpenCycleMap.org/
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