…in the mainstream cycling advocacy community. From MSNBC: Early in the article, about Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s bike crash: The mayor, who said little on the topic during five years in office, is campaigning to make streets safer for cyclists after a parked cab abruptly pulled out across a bike lane, causing him to shatter an...
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If passion, heart and the ability to inspire others are character traits used to measure success in life, then Kevin Degen served as a shining example. From a nice tribute to a life well-lived in the Detroit Free Press.
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Dr. Cline, professor of journalism and author of Carbon Trace, once suggested that we have to proactively give the media the story we want told. Or something like that. It’s in the comments of some old post and I’m too lazy to look for it. But I remembered the gist. With all the recent press...
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Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Hail the heroic parents who let their children cycle to school The couple who have shown faith in their children – and London’s streets – should be applauded, not hounded, says Boris Johnson. Every so often I find a new hero. I read in the papers of some individual who is ...
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Here is the latest installment of the Orlando Sentinel’s editorial disdain for the rights of bicycle drivers to influence their own safety without the onus of discriminatory laws. This cartoon ran over the weekend. Aside from demonstrating a lack of understanding of the issue, the inflammatory nature of this cartoon is irresponsible. This is hate-mongering...
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City Manager Mike Copp said the reason for the rule, enacted in January, is safety. The roads in Black Hawk are narrow and do not have shoulders. They teem with tour buses and delivery trucks that feed the bustling casinos. Demanding that those trucks provide 3 feet of space when passing...
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I watched this develop and was lucky to already have the camera in my hand. The first pick-up truck (a fire department vehicle) passed the cyclist and cut in front of him to parallel park. The cyclist had to hit the brakes. Fortunately, the following pick-up also braked and allowed the cyclist to swerve...
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Mighk Wilson discusses safe cycling and the new mandatory bike lane law with Mark Simpson on Intersection. (WMFE 90.7 FM) Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. The program repeats Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday at 7:30 a.m. Here’s a link to the audio. Support WMFE
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After publishing a very salutatory article about Bike To Work Day and bicycling in general, the Orlando Sentinel chose to publish Make Our Roads Safer, an editorial condemning Florida bicyclist’s objections to HB 971 which would require bicyclists to use bicycle lanes.  In the Sentinel’s editorial, local bike advocates Brad Kuhn and Mighk Wilson’s...
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Today’s Sentinel editorial is in support of the mandatory bike lane law. The Sentinel shows a clear lack of understanding of pretty much all the issues of law, safety and road design as it pertains to bicycling. But hey,  don’t let your complete ignorance of a subject get in the way of expressing opinions...
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