The poster on the right (click it to enlarge) is part of an education campaign accompanying the placement of Shared Lane Markings (SLM), aka sharrows, on the Bridge of Lions in St. Augustine. Here’s a little background on the Bridge of Lions. It’s a narrow, 2-lane drawbridge where A1A crosses the Matanzas River. It...
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The cars facing us in the left lane on southbound Primrose are turning left onto Colonial. Those drivers want to make the light, so they're looking for the first opportunity to dash across — creating the potential for a left cross.
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Healthy Central Florida is encouraging people to take a pledge to do 30 minutes of exercise, three times a week for three months (3:30:3). I filled out the pledge card Monday, then decided to keep track of the exercise I get using my bike for transportation. I didn't change anything, just decided to track...
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On the path to becoming a more bike friendly university, the University of Central Florida has followed the example of Stanford, UC Santa Barbara, and MIT in installing permanently mounted, Do-It-Yourself repair stands. These stands allow cyclists to raise up their bike and have an integrated pump and tools attached to do many of...
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I will preface my remarks by stating this is not a report on a scientifically proper experiment, but relating my person experience. In other words, strictly anecdotal evidence. I recently had a total shoulder replacement, left side. Knowing I couldn’t ride my standard bike for a while, I looked into a recumbent to use...
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The new Guide to Active Fun for Winter Park, Maitland & Eatonville will be available at the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce tomorrow, and other distribution points TBA.
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Stolen bicycle returned to owner after 28 years The Esquimalt resident figured he’d never see his 10-speed Norco bicycle again after it was stolen in broad daylight outside a Victoria pub 28 years ago. . . . Roche, now 49, was 21 years old when he and a friend rode their bikes to a...
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