2011 archive
A woman thrown from her bicycle when her front tire lodged in a large crack in a poorly maintained road has been offered a $48,500 settlement in Texas.
Commissioners in Travis County, the former home of Lance Armstrong, voted to make the offer to bicyclist Alejandra Cornelius, 31, who suffered serious dental injuries when she did a header over the handlebars.
When considered with some other cases here in the Pacific Northwest, it proves that the old saying, “You can't sue city hall,” is not always true ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/28/injured-bicyclist-offered-settlement-from-texas-county/
Bicyclists are usually the victims in stories involving dogs, as they're either getting chased or bitten by loose canines.
Here's a story about a bicyclist who helped rescue a lost dog, which is why Bill Myers is considered a hero among some people around Carlisle, Pennsylvania, these days.
The part-German shepherd, named Daisy Mae (at left), had escaped into the cold farm country from a vehicle a week earlier. She was being transported from her home in West Virginia to a rescue shelter in New Jersey after her owners had to move and could no longer care for her …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/27/alert-bicyclist-helps-save-lost-dog-in-pennsylvania/
A reward will be offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the motorist who appeared to intentionally hit one of the bicyclists in the 2010 Levi Leipheimer's King Ridge Gran Fondo last fall.
The Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition and VeloStreet, the non-profit owner of the bike ride, are launching a fund-drive to raise $10,000 for the reward. The bike coalition says:
“The community must not tolerate those who harass and injure cyclists. Let's raise $10,000 to make sure this driver is held accountable.”
Anyone can donate to the reward at the Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition website ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/27/reward-offered-for-hit-and-run-in-levis-gran-fondo/
Bicyclist helps find dog reported missing, subject of areawide doghunt.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/26/cyclist-helps-find-dog/
For all you pickers out there, I spied this old tractor for sale in a field while I was out for a bike ride yesterday.
I've seen this old agricultural beast sitting out here for several years, but never noticed the “For Sale” sign posted on the barbed wire fence. I always thought it was some type of yard art.
I understand this low-mileage cream-puff was used by a little old lady who only drove it on Sundays. The factory-paint was John Deere green, but that was later customized ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/26/tractor-for-sale-no-charge-for-rust/
The Virginia Bicycling Federation reports that two 3-foot passing bills were killed in the House of Delegates Subcommittee on Transportation on Wednesday morning.
The bills would have extended the distance by which motorists must pass bicyclists from the current two feet to three feet.
Meanwhile, Rhode Island Rep. Joseph M. McNamara introduced a bill (H 5096) that requires motorists to pass bicycles or other human-powered vehicles by 3 feet or more, according to the Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/26/3-foot-passing-roundup-2-va-and-1-wy-bill-fails-new-bill-in-ri/
A 90-mile section of the Mother Road, Route 66, in Oklahoma would be designated a “Historic Bike Trail” under a bill submitted by a state legislator.
It's the latest move to transform the historic 2,400-mile highway from Chicago to Los Angeles into a long-distance bicycle route.
Adventure Cycling Association announced in November that it had chosen the corridor of the iconic American highway as its next bicycle route, complete with detailed road maps and descriptions of roadside services ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/25/oklahoma-bill-would-make-route-66-a-historic-bike-trail/
Approximate location of proposed Historic Bike Route designation on Oklahoma Highway 66.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/25/route-66-historic-bike-route/
Two more cities — Boulder, Colorado, and Madison, Wisconsin — are jumping on the bike-sharing bandwagon.
Following a year in which Denver, Minneapolis and Washington DC all launched major bike-share programs, the new announcements show that more cities are supporting programs that enable members to borrow bicycles for short errands.
Boulder is aiming for a May 20 launch date, starting with 200 bicycles available at 25 stations scattered around the town.
Madison's program — proposing 350 bicycles at 35 kiosk stations — is not so far along ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/25/bike-sharing-coming-to-boulder-and-madison-next-year/
Bike sharing programs for Denver spreading to Boulder and Madison
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/25/denver-b-cycles/
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