Florida Bicycle Association to Create Central Florida Chapter Thanks to Winter Park Health Foundation Grant The Florida Bicycle Association (FBA) is establishing a Central Florida chapter to advocate locally for a healthier, safer community for walkers and bicyclists thanks to a two-year, $95,600 grant from the Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF) The new Central Florida Chapter...
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I rode the ADA’s Tour de Cure this past February and had a GREAT time. A team is being assembled and is currently in need of two riders to reach the minimum. The 100 mile course was so enjoyable that it was chosen again for this year. But alas, the location has been changed...
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If you dare. If you have a strong stomach—or a stiff drink on hand—go have a look at this masterpiece: Cyclists do not have the same rights as motorists on roads by CARL SCULLY, former roads minister Then, if you’re so inclined, come back and paste into the comments the paragraph that most annoyed you. There are...
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Teen Bicyclist’s Head Run Over By SUV: Story | Video On how many levels did the cyclist fail to ensure her safety? She was riding on the sidewalk, against traffic, at night and she didn’t have the skills to stop her bike without flying over the handlebars. Good thing she was wearing a helmet. And to...
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That’s short-hand for Pedal for Pride, and this is the third year for this event bringing together Parramore Kidz Zone (PKZ), Get Active Orlando, Florida Bicycle Association and others to help the kids of Orlando’s Parramore neighborhood enjoy the experience of cycling. This years event saw some significant challenges.  Originally scheduled for May, it...
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My mom sent me an interesting OpEd from the New York Times this weekend: Bicyclists vs. Pedestrians: An Armistice by Robert Sullivan The essay is full of potential discussion topics, but this is the tidbit that grabbed me: …a very brief history of transportation on the Brooklyn Bridge, which opened in 1883. By 1902, when it was...
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Saw this on the Roadies’ site. Yikes! Officers Say Pair Argued Over Child Safety Michael Bean, WYFF News 4 Producer 7:37 am EDT July 27, 2009 ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A driver, now identified as an Asheville firefighter, shot a bicycle rider because he was angry the man was riding with his child on a busy road, Asheville police...
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From The Columbine (CO) Courier: Amid the controversy over a proposed charity bicycle event on Deer Creek Canyon Road, the Jeffco commissioners will propose state legislation that would give them more authority to bar cyclists from some county roads altogether. Conflict between motorists and cyclists is nothing new on the canyon roads west of...
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“Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment.” Did you see the Weekly article “How I got Hit“? I’ve been meaning to get to this for 2 weeks, but I’ve been busy with work… and I was grumpy. I’m still busy and grumpy, but I can’t let this go any longer. The quote above has...
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Hearing that more and more members of our highest levels of government are bicyclists is encouraging.  From the Associated Press, news that Supreme Court candidate Sonia Sotomayor is a bicyclist: “She’s a very human person,” Schumer told reporters after their meeting. They talked New York, he said. “She’s a bicycle rider, I’m a...
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