for hitting a cyclist? Mekeda Cato was riding her bicycle on the sidewalk in the 700 block of South Atlantic Avenue when a car jumped the curb and hit her . . . He admitted to hitting the bicycle rider on purpose, according to the report, saying that after seeing the rider “I turned my car...
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have a lot in common. Utility bicycles are heavy, slow and a bit unwieldy. They are the “work horses” of the cycling world. Real work horses, draft horses, are heavy, slow, a bit unwieldy when pulling a wagon and they tend to eat a lot. Knowing these things, I read this post in the Christian Science Monitor...
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Soaring prices at gas pump are changing consumer behavior across the state, motivating Floridians to cut back on fuel consumption to a level never seen since the state began keeping records 35 years ago. A new report from the state Department of Environmental Protection shows Floridians, on average, used 450 gallons of gas per resident last...
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Clinton Miceli was just beginning a career as an art director for an advertising agency. On June 10, he was commuting home from work when the driver of a Nissan Xterra opened a door in his path. Clinton struck the door and was thrown into the path of an overtaking vehicle and killed. Stanley Wang...
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According to T. Boone Pickens, Texas oil-man-extraordinaire, America is facing a true, very real crisis: We must change our approach to both energy and consumption, or we will forever be paying ungodly amounts of money for gasoline and be captive to foreign interests, not our own. My facts may be a hair off, but...
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What does that word mean to you? I googled it. Got a huge, long list of definitions. This was my favorite: All the organisms that live in a particular area; an assemblage of populations of different species living close enough together for potential interaction — Project UFO Organisms close enough for potential interaction. Ponder that for a moment. One...
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This one just came through the news feed: Swedish man wins bike for ‘most ridiculous commute’ STOCKHOLM (AFP) — A man deemed to have the shortest and “most ridiculous commute” in Malmoe has won a bicycle as part of a campaign to reduce car traffic in the southern Swedish city , an organiser said Friday. “A man...
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The Florida Bicycle Association has launched a new website. It is rich with information and resources… (and yes, it was designed by me) Here are some highlights: The Florida Bike Laws page contains explanations of the laws pertaining to cyclists (you know, those confusing ones that micromanage our lane position and appear as though...
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I rode through Winter Park on my way to work yesterday so I could take photos of the new Sharrows on Palmer Ave (more in the Gallery). I want to congratulate the City of Winter Park and its bike/ped board and traffic manager, Butch Margraf, for this excellent implementation! The purpose of sharrows, technically known...
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I ignored the weather forecast and chose to ride again today. When I looked at the radar before heading home, it looked like the worst rain was east of my route, and blowing east. It was ten til 7 and pretty gloomy, so I turned on my headlight, tail light and helmet blinkies and...
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