I laughed out loud when I first read the article from South Dakota that intoxicated bicyclists might soon be able to ride around without fear of being arrested for drunken driving.
The laughing stopped when I discovered the bigger implications of the proposed bill.
Last week state legislators had passed a bill out of committee -- it still needs to be approved ... more »
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Tuesday, January 31
Bike advocates in South Dakota oppose losing "vehicle" status
by
Gene Bisbee
on Tue 31 Jan 2006 12:54 PM PST
Help wanted: Bike advocates
by
Gene Bisbee
on Tue 31 Jan 2006 08:09 AM PST
Can you turn your enthusiasm for cycling into a career in bicycle advocacy? It's time to find out. Thanks in part to the $286 billion transporation bill approved last year by Congress, several positions for bike advocates have become available -- one with a national bike group and two others in cities that won the $25 million pilot program windfall.... more » Monday, January 30
Another attack on cyclist, this time in Toronto
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Gene Bisbee
on Mon 30 Jan 2006 05:00 AM PST
I know the bus pictures are a year old and the Toronto assault happened recently, but things are getting insane. According to an account from the courier, ... more » Wednesday, January 25
Best and worst cities for cyclists
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Gene Bisbee
on Wed 25 Jan 2006 07:54 AM PST
Writer Brian Fiske appears to have made the choices based on several factors, such as availability of bike lanes and bike paths in the cities, the strength of bicycle advocacy groups, the city government's willingness to support ... more » Wednesday, January 18
To flip or not to flip, that is the question
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Gene Bisbee
on Wed 18 Jan 2006 01:10 PM PST
I was returning from a bike ride on Christmas Eve when I paused, then started to make a left turn at a four-way stop in my neighborhood.
Bus passenger assaults cyclist in Portland on film
by
Gene Bisbee
on Wed 18 Jan 2006 12:15 PM PST
The BikePortland.org website is covering the case in which bike advocate and city employee Randy Albright claims a TriMet bus nearly struck him as it passed. Angered, Albright caught up with the bus, pulled up in ... more » Friday, January 13
"Lost" star just that; swerves in and out of bike lane
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Gene Bisbee
on Fri 13 Jan 2006 02:18 PM PST
The Honolulu Star Bulletin reports that Watros and co-star Michelle Rodriguez were arrested in separate vehicles about midnight Dec. 1 when their cars began to "weave all over the right lane and into the bicycle lane. ... more » Thursday, January 12
Going tubular on bicycles
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Gene Bisbee
on Thu 12 Jan 2006 01:36 PM PST
James writes about a Toronto architect, Chris Hardwicke, who has come up with the idea of building a bike transit system in his city that ... more » Wednesday, January 11
NYC judge: Critical Mass needs no parade permit
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Gene Bisbee
on Wed 11 Jan 2006 12:25 PM PST
A New York City judge has ruled that NYPD's requirement that Critical Mass participants need a parade permit is unconsititutional. New York Newsday reports a criminal court judge in Manhattan said the charge of parading without a permit is "overly broad" and "unconstitutional on its face." Some 2,100 cyclists have been arrested for parading without a permit, which has been ... more »
Deadliest states for bicyclists
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Gene Bisbee
on Wed 11 Jan 2006 10:32 AM PST
It's Florida, based on the number of fatalities per 1 million population, according to figures in a 2004 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration bicyclist fatality report. One hundred and twenty-two cyclists died in Florida ... more » Tuesday, January 10
Winter cycling
by
Gene Bisbee
on Tue 10 Jan 2006 12:22 PM PST
An Associated Press story in USA Today reports:
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