Posts from May, 2008

I used to count trucks at rest stops or between certain exits as a sign of how commerce is running. I am in the logistics business and have long counted trucks during my morning drives to see how much freight is moving on the highways. The more trucks, the better the economy.
Now that I commute [...]

The LaserVue team on Bike2Work Day: Dr. Magruder, Dr. Harris, Cassie Abear, Tamara Driesse & Bailey Magruder

The enthusiasm of a bike commuter is infectious!
When long-time bike commuter Brock Magruder, Jr. built his new surgery center, he made sure to provide a shower and secure bike parking. Now two more of his staff have become regular [...]

Gallery
I’ve added a photo gallery to this site. It works like other web galleries, but it’s hosted here. This is for Orlando cyclists to post photos of bikes, equipment, cool stuff you see on your commute, bike trips, events, whatever. The gallery is open to the community — all our readers. Please share your [...]

What a blast!
Our Pink Bike Bus started from Lake Howell & Howell Branch at 7:30 a.m. sharp with 3 Flamingos and 2 BOBbies. We picked up 2 more BOBbies en route. There were lots of thumbs-up from motorists today. ‘Cause hey, we looked hot!
We rolled into College Park at 8:10 to find an already large [...]

Peter D. Norton. Got his Ph.D in History at UVA writing about (of all things) traffic. Guess the Elizabethan Era didn’t do much for him. Now he teaches there at the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Here is an essay he wrote about Urban Freeways.
Fighting Traffic: U.S. Transportation Policy and Urban Congestion, 1955-1970
His 2002 [...]

Our friends at Bikes, Beans & Bordeaux are celebrating Bike2Work Day, too. They’ll be busy serving breakfast while we ride with the Mayor, but they’re offering a 15% discount on your order if you show up on a bike!
Thanks B3!

By now you’ve probably heard about the Mayor’s ride on Friday morning. It starts at 8:30 AM from the College Park Starbucks.
A group of us (BOBbies and Flamingos) will be starting at Lake Howell and Howell Branch (use the Dollar General as a gathering place for those from parts north) at 7:30.
All are welcome to [...]

What a morning to ride to work!! Cool, dry, light to no breeze. 23.6 miles in 1 hour 14 min. Second best time, but the judges have disallowed the 1 hour 11 minute ride as wind aided.

I was on time this morning, leaving the house right at 6:00 am. Unlike last week, I have [...]

“Share the Road” gets a makeover for bicyclists. It goes from Yellow to Fluorescent Yellow Green (FWG) and can be combined with a pedestrian sign.
Section 9B.18 Bicycle Warning and Combined Bicycle/Pedestrian Signs (W11­1 and W11­15)

Support:
The Bicycle Warning (W11­1) sign (see Figure 9B­3) alerts the road user to unexpected entries into the
roadway by bicyclists, and other [...]

Section 9C.07 Shared Lane Marking
Option:
The Shared Lane Marking shown in Figure 9C­9 may be used to:
A. Assist bicyclists with lateral positioning in a shared lane with on­street parallel parking in order to reduce the chance of a bicyclist’s impacting the open door of a parked vehicle,
B. Assist bicyclists with lateral positioning in lanes that are [...]