Cupcake Lane

GUELPHMERCURY.COM — Late-autumn Ontario cyclists are fewer in number than summer cyclists, but sometimes they pass out cupcakes at busy intersections.

On Friday afternoon, a pair of bike enthusiasts tapped on motorists’ windows at the intersection of Gordon Street and Kortright Road and offered then cupcakes with Halloween-theme icing. The act of giving was aimed at bringing attention to newly expanded bike lanes on Gordon, and a way of showing that cyclists aren’t to be feared — in fact, they can be downright friendly.

Passing out cupcakes to motorists is one small way of putting the idea of biking into the minds of citizens, they said. To read the entire article, visit the guelphmercury website.