2009 archive
A county government in Washington state has agreed to pay $3.5 million to bicyclist who fell and suffered permanent brain injuries on a road the county promoted as a bike route.
King County, home of the city of Seattle, agreed to the out-of-court settlement to pay for life-long care for the Jeffrey Totten, who was 31 years old at the time of the accident in September 2006.
The lawsuit alleged that the county promoted Novelty Hill Road as a bike route but failed to maintain it in a safe condition.
Totten was on a training ride with friends when he struck a hole that had developed around a survey monument in the road. He was in a coma for seven months, spent time in a group home and now lives in a group home where he receives around the clock care…
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/04/15/king-county-to-pay-3-5-million-to-injured-cyclist-for-road-faults/
The thought of an inebriated bicyclist weaving down the road conjures up a funny picture, but statistics show that drunken bicycling is no laughing matter.
A recent New York Times blog report says a New York City study found over a 10-year-period that 21% of bicyclists killed in traffic crashes had alcohol in their bloodstream.
Data in a National Highway Transportation Safety Administration report is even more sobering: In 2007, nearly one-fourth of cyclists killed in traffic crashes had a blood alcohol content of .08% or higher.
If you're behind the wheel of a car, a .08 blood alcohol level will earn you a drunken driving charge in all 50 states. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/04/14/drinking-and-bicycling-is-no-laughing-matter/
I was happy to see one of my old haunts listed among the 8 Bicycle Shops of 2008 chosen by members of the League of American Bicyclists.
The League polled its members to name their favorite bicycle shops and tell why. Shops with the most votes in each of the League's 6 regions were named. One region had a 3-way tie, so a total of 8 shops got the nod.
The winners are …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/04/14/league-names-8-bike-shops-of-the-year-for-2008/
Belgium's Tom Boonen won his third Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, becoming part of a very small list of cyclists who have won a “Hell of the North” hat trick.
The video at left shows what was probably the defining moment for Boonen. Having established a two-man lead with Thor Hushovd, the Norwegian crashed as Boonen led him through a cobbled section near the end.
Hushovd, riding for the Cervelo Test Team, is considered the stronger sprinter of the two, and would have been favored to win at the finishing velodrome in Roubaix. The crash put him out of contention for the win, but he battled back to take third ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/04/12/tom-boonen-wins-third-paris-roubaix-hincapie-44th/
Eugene might be called Track City because of its history with running events at the University of Oregon, but what caught my eye on a recent visit were the thousands of bicycles.
I've been on a whirlwind tour of some Northwest colleges lately with my high school senior son, and my unofficial observations found the University of Oregon to be the most bike-centric of any campus.
It stands to reason: Eugene has been judged a silver level bicycle-friendly community by the League of American Bicyclists …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/04/12/a-visit-to-bicycle-centric-university-of-oregon/
Congratulations to all you bicycling enthusiasts in Davis, California. Your city has been chosen as the new home of the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame.
Board members of the Hall of Fame, located in Somerville, New Jersey, had been looking to relocate for the past year, ever since the museum's home was sold for development.
More than a dozen cities made a bid for the Hall of Fame, and the contest came down to between Davis and Greensboro, North Carolina, in recent weeks.
Davis was picked because it has adopted the bicycle like no other city …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/04/12/u-s-bicycling-hall-of-fame-moving-to-bike-friendly-davis/
Bad news for fans of Yehuda Moon & Kickstand Cyclery.
Comic strip creator Rick Smith posted a cartoon of his character parking his bicycle. Above the strip there's this message:
“A good spot to stop for a while. Yehuda Moon on hiatus.”
“Dear Readers,
“I regret that this will be the last day of 'Yehuda Moon' for a while. I ran out of time and can't continue with the comic. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/04/11/yehuda-moon-comic-strip-on-hiatus/
Rick Smith is parking his Yehuda Moon comic strip for a while.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/04/11/yehuda-moon/
Lance Armstrong is saying that the French anti-doping agency may ban him from participating in this summer's Tour de France.
In a video posted on Livestrong.com, Armstrong says that the questions surrounding a March 17 drug control test in which he was out-of-sight of the tester for about 20 minutes could result in his being prohibited from racing.
“There's a very high likelihood that they'll prohibit me from riding in the Tour. …
“It's their event, their country and their rules so we have to play by those.” …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/04/11/armstrong-video-he-might-be-banned-from-tour-de-france/
Team Astana's Alberto Contador holds the lead by 8 seconds over Olympic gold medalist Samuel Sanchez going into Friday's penultimate stage of the Tour of the Basque Country.
Meanwhile, US cyclist Christian Vande Velde of Team Garmin-Slipstream nearly won the 4th stage on Thursday.
He joined a three-man breakaway that stayed out front for most of the mountainous 100-mile stage, but breakaway companion Michael Albasini of Columbia-High Road won the final sprint in Güeñes.
Contador, the defending champion on the six-stage Vuelta al País Vasco …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/04/10/contador-leads-basque-bike-tour-with-2-days-remaining/
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