Cycling Weekly
January 22, 2015
[…] More than 1,000 fixed penalty notices have been issued to unsafe HGV drivers in London as authorities seek to protect vulnerable road users.
With the rise in cycling in the capital, the number of cyclists killed in collisions with lorries and trucks continues to increase, with a 29-year-old woman the latest victim on Tuesday. […]
U.S. Bike Route System
Learn about calculating economic benefits of cycling infrastructure, bike touring, and how bike friendly – pedestrian friendly cities help cyclists / pedestrians and merchants. View some of this research that has already been done to see what cycling can do for everyone.
[…] Several states have commissioned surveys, reports, and summaries of the economic effects of bicycle travel, while several other such reports have looked at the success of cycling investments abroad. […]
The Guardian
January 16, 2015
[…] According to Chris Balfour, who runs training camps in the Pyrenees, the problem is partly to do with road cycling’s recent and rapid transition from an egalitarian, inclusive sport to “the new golf”, where phoney etiquette and cosmetic detail is everything. He says:
“Some of the snobbery and sneering which exists towards riders using ‘granny gears’ or who occasionally walk is really quite divisive and disappointing. […]”
Cycling Weekly UK
January 16, 2015
[…] The rider shouted at the van driver to get off his mobile phone and was then knocked off his bike as the van drove closer to the kerb. The driver then exited the vehicle and a scuffle broke out, resulting in the cyclist being punched to the ground. […]
January 14, 2015
WNYC News
[…] “As a result of all that hard work, traffic fatalities were down 12% — or, to put it another way, the city saved 35 lives last year. […] But as impressive as a 12% decrease may be, if we continue that rate, the city won’t get to zero deaths until 2064.” […]
[…] La Conchita Bike Path on Hwy 101. This instant tourist attraction transformed a stretch of coastal highway from a terrifying ride on the shoulder of a busy highway to a wide and comfortable bike path. […]
No person shall open the door of a vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless it is reasonably safe to do so and can be done without interfering with the movement of such traffic, nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.
January 9, 2015
Washington Post
[…] If you’ve ever biked in Portland, or biked through Washington with someone from Portland, it certainly seems as if social norms about traffic laws vary from city to city. Marshall, for example, has observed cyclists in Portland police each other in ways I don’t often see in D.C. […]
San Jose Mercury News
December 22, 2014
[…] I live in Willow Glen and have commuted via bicycle to work in North San Jose off of Brokaw Road and Interstate 880 for over four years. Before the law requiring drivers to give bicyclists 3 feet of space when passing, it was pretty scary riding the roads. [….]
December 2, 2014
UVEX bicycle helmets recall of several models. The helmets have a model number inside the helmet under the fitting pad on the top right side. The affected helmet model numbers are XB017, XB022, XB025, XB027, XB032, XB036 and XB038.
The anchor for the helmet’s chinstrap can fail, causing the helmets to slide off the head, posing a head injury hazard. The bicycle helmets also do not comply with the impact requirements of the CPSC safety standards for bicycle helmets.
