The Right to Travel by Human Power

Hi,

I can understand that the issue I am raising seems small to readers
here compared to e.g. political imprisoning, torture and killings.
But I wonder if anyone here can point me to further resources
regarding issues of rights and priviledges when it comes to means of
transport. Is the right to not be unduly hindered in walking or
cycling where you want need to go coupled with the distribution of
wealth, the modal share of different modes or transport ? Would it
be a human rights breach if smokers would get tax breaks ? Or 2/3 of
tables at restaurants were reserved for smokers at restaurants by
law ? ( I hope some of the readers can see the parallells )


Here are some sources I have found so far :

Walking and Cycling : Social Speed, equity, rights, Health and more
http://www.sonomatlc.org/Transportation/BiPed.htm


The Right to Travel by Human Power
http://sggoodri.home.mindspring.com/sidewalks/humanpower.htm


The global transport challenge
John Whitelegg
26 - 4 - 2005
The world's transport system wastes lives, health, and money - and is
choking the planet. Citizens need to take control, says John
Whitelegg
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article-6-129-2454.jsp


Former Bogota mayor calls bike trails a human right
http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/fuel/entries/2005/12/02/former_bogota_m.html


"If you have a right to mobility, which is a very basic right, the
right to move from one place to another without getting killed, I
would suppose that the right to mobility cannot be exclusive to those
who own a motor vehicle ?" he said.

"So to have a protected bicycle way is not just a cute thing to have.
It's not a not a nice and lovely little detail for an architect. No!
It's a right that citizens have. And I think we will have to arrive to
that, that the people who are riding bicycles have the same right to
safe mobility as those who are riding in motorcars"

- Morten

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