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Late Late Show’s James Corden Opens Fire on Coronado Bike NIMBY’s

1:51 PM EDT on October 2, 2015

Mocking people who fight safe streets improvements and bike lanes is hardly a new sport. From the subtle humor of the bicyclist crashing into Stephen Colbert's desk to Jon Stewart's rant about Dorothy Rabinowitz and the freakout about Citibike.

If you don't already know him, meet James Corden, host of the Late Late Show. Corden focuses on America's Most Famous NIMBYs, the white-haired residents of Coronado who took to City Hall to stop the influx of safe street projects graffiti-ing the streets.

I've been a fan of Corden since he appeared in Dr. Who a couple of years ago, so I highly recommend watching the entire clip. If you can't here are some highlights.

"The problem of too many bike lanes ranks somewhere between, 'my new BMW's air conditioner works a little too well,' and 'The Starbucks near my house doesn't take $100 bills,'" Corden exclaims near the start of the clip.

Later, after a woman compares a plan to increase the number of bike lanes to taking her daughters to a tattoo parlor for full-body-tattoos, Corden snarks, "If you are going to town hall to complain about bike lanes, you're kids are definitely going to get tattoos."

But he save the best for last. After a thirty-second call to arms where he promises a ride to Coronado to paint our own bike lanes if the NIMBYs win the day, Corden channels his inner-Braveheart when he declares, "You may take our bike lanes, but you will never take our freedom...to ride in those bike lanes."

Incidentally, if someone from the Late Late Show is reading this, and you are planning to do more on Coronado, drop me a line on Twitter @damientypes or leave a note in the comments. Let's talk...and ride...

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