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What do they choose?

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June 8, 2009
What do they choose?

So let’s say you live in a smallish suburban town of ~30,000 and the town goes on a building spree of Multi-Use Paths. Over 90 miles of paths are built. Town ordinances are set up to allow the following users: Pedestrians Non-motorized vehicles Roller skates, roller blades & skateboards (daylight only) Registered golf carts (cannot exceed 20 mph) Registered...
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Mindful Bicycling

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June 3, 2009
Mindful Bicycling

Mindful: Bearing in mind; regardful; attentive; heedful; observant What do these signs tell you when you're riding? Should you always merge right when a lane is added to the road? Do you know when a bike lane stripe is misleading you? What do you do when your lane is going to end? What can...
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Share the Road!

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June 2, 2009
Share the Road!

Just had to “share” this:
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Friday Fun!

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May 29, 2009
Friday Fun!

Now here’s a great way to serve up Piña Coladas at your next pool party and get in a workout. Perfect Father’s Day gift for the cycling dad who has everything! Found at RockTheBike.
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My Own Ignorance

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May 20, 2009
My Own Ignorance

While living in Miami, FL, I had toyed with the idea to ride my “Target Special” bicycle to the gym and around my neighborhood.  Being a “Bike Noob”, I clung desperately to the sidewalk with fear as I made my way around town. Having to deal with cars, trucks, and buses was too much to...
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Back at It With My Own Blog

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April 15, 2009

For those of you who don’t have enough cycling blogs to follow, I’m back up and running at Bicycling is Better, which can be found at http://mighkwilson.com/blog/
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Teaching Traffic Skills to Teens

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April 14, 2009
Teaching Traffic Skills to Teens

Mighk Wilson explains how to cross the diagonal railroad tracks on Orange Avenue. Saturday, Mighk and I taught an abbreviated Smart Cycling class to a group of teens at the Orlando Rec Center. It was great fun! I enjoyed their brilliant bike handling in the parking lot drills and their lack of hesitation to adopt...
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Bike Tax…Your thoughts on the subject?

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March 16, 2009

Seems that the legislature in the cycling state of Portland is looking for cyclists to pay their way with bicycle registrations every two years! From this blog, many oppose the idea as just another anti-bike culture scheme.  Some feel this would aid in lowering the number of autos on the roads.  Is a registration REALLY...
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Cycle Car Races

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March 10, 2009

I don’t speak French, but this looks like a hoot! Cycle Car Racing Perhaps fred_dot_u can give some really good pointers!
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Happy Birthday CommuteOrlando!

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March 3, 2009

I was checking the archives and found out our blog, CommuteOrlando.com, has just turned ONE!.  Lots of neat posts in the archives, so check them out…..again! Keri, Good job on getting this blog started.  It has come a long way since last year.
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~H.G. Wells