Article 4C9TZ Should we stop using the word ‘cyclist’?

Should we stop using the word ‘cyclist’?

by
Laura Laker
from Environment | The Guardian on (#4C9TZ)

A recent study found many drivers see people who use bikes as less than human. Part of the problem is the language we use

As the repair man rummaged around in my gas oven, I tried to explain something to him about cyclists.

"We 'cyclists' are no more a homogenous group than you 'vannists,'" I said.

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