2010 archive

Rumble strips on Georia highway

The bicycle of an injured traveler sits at the edge of the road after he was struck from behind by a motorist. According to accounts at SavannahNow.com, the bicyclists was weaving in and out of the travel lane while trying to avoid riding over the rumble strips.

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Rumble strips

Rumble strips installed on a Newport Way between Bellevue and Issaquah. An extremely wide shoulder to the right allows plenty of room for bicyclists; the problem occurs when a cyclist has to make a left turn over the bumps.

 

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Getting ready for the 2010 Bike to Work events

Bellevue commute stationMay is 2010 National Bike Month and advocates want to put more bicyclists on the streets than ever before, especially during Bike to Work Week, May 17-21, and Bike to Work Day, May 21.

In the Puget Sound region, that means preparatory classes and get-togethers about bicycle commuting, contest challenges, and post-event parties and presentation celebrations.

The Cascade Bicycle Club's goal is to surpass last year's record 24,000 bike commuters in the region.

To check on what's happening in cities around the US, check the League of American Bicyclists' state-by-state event calendar for National Bike Month. Bike to Work events planned in Washington state: ..

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2010 Bke to Work Week logo

Official sponsor is League of American Bicyclists.

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West Virginian is still wheeling along at 90

The need to be moving must be in the blood of retired long-haul trucker Al Weidtz.

Long after leaving the truck business, 90-year-old Weidtz puts in a lot of hours in the saddle of his hybrid bicycle.

In good weather it's not uncommon for him to ride 100 miles a week on the 13 miles of the Wheeling Heritage Trails network near his home, a fact notable enough to earn coverge in the local newspaper. He also rides in bike tours with family and friends.

Next month, Weidtz will participate in the 4th annual Wheeling Heritage Trail Bike Tour. The May 30 event is a fund-raiser to close the gap between the Wheeling trails and bike trails in Brooke County to the north ….

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Wheeling Heritage Trails

Wheeling, West Virginia, rails to trails.

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Wheeling Heritage Trail Tour

Fourth Wheeling Heritage Trail Tour bike ride to raise money to close the gap between the Ohio River Trail and the Brooke Pioneer Trail to the north. May 30, 2010.

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Bicycle rentals at Grand Canyon and other national parks

The park service is making it easier for people to enjoy their national parks on two wheels and away from the cars and RVs.

Bike rentals in the National Parks are becoming more commonplace, and many parks have closed off roads or built trails for bike- or pedestrian-use only.

Here are three parks where I've arrived by bicycle for touring in the past. It's good to see that they're accessible to more people who want to enjoy them by bicycle.

For the first time, a bike rental operation will operate at the Grand Canyon National Park on the South Rim.

The park service issued Bright Angel Bicycle Rentals a one-year permit ..

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Loading the 100th shipping container of bikes headed to Africa

Seeking Seattle-area volunteers on Saturday

The possibility of sending bikes to Africa or building bikes in Africa is on a lot of people's minds this weekend.

The Village Bicycle Project, for instance, is looking for volunteers from the Seattle area to help pack its 100th shipping container full of recycled bicycles on Saturday.

The group based in the Pacific Northwest has sent 45,000 bicycles and 7,000 tools to Ghana over the past 10 years. It also provides the training to teach mechanics how to fix the bikes.

Working through the Peace Corps, the Project has distributed bicycles to 60 communities …..

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Denver rolls out nation's biggest bike-sharing program

The mile-high city celebrates Earth Day by launching its Denver B-cycle bike sharing program on Thursday.

The system will be the largest in the US, sporting 500 bicycles available at 50 bike-share kiosks located across the city when fully operational. It starts with 360 to 400 sturdy red bikes.

This is the first bike-share roll-out in the US this year, to be followed in Minneapolis-St. Paul and Boston this summer. Washington DC is currently the only other bike-share system in the US, although much larger systems are up and running in Montreal and Mexico City.

The annual subscription is $65. Access for shorter periods ….

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