I don’t know if any of you had a chance to catch this series on your local PBS station …. I did, and it was interesting and informative. Of course some will quibble over the minutia, but I thought it did a even-handed job of describing … well, let me just let the series...
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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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I wrote this a few days ago and forgot about it. It’s interesting in light of the video Mighk just posted.
In Tuesday’s New York Times, David Brooks took aim at the dreams of urban planners. In I Dream of Denver, he says (among other things):
…Americans still want to move outward. City dwellers are...
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This is the best thing I’ve seen explaining why gasoline prices are so volatile these days, and why prices will eventually start climbing again, and keep on climbing.
Gas Prices, Gas Gouging, Peak Oil, Elasticity, Supply Demand
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Raphael Clemente of FBA wrote a response to Jim Smith. Nicely done.
Instead of bike lane law, enforce existing ones
Palm Beach Post Letters to the Editor
Friday, January 30, 2009
This is in response to the article, “Bicyclists, stay in your lane.” The writer supports a law to require bicyclists to ride in a bicycle lane, should...
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Former Lauderdale commissioner given bike to replace stolen one
SunSentinel January 29, 2009
A bike manufacturer has given a new set of wheels to former City Commissioner Tim Smith, whose bicycle was recently stolen at the scene of a car crash.
Smith had been pedaling along the 1300 block of Sunrise Boulevard on Dec. 29 when he...
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From The Orlando Sentinel:
Both the bus and bicycle rider were westbound on Orange, crossing Ridgewood, when the accident occurred. Witnesses told police the bicyclist passed the bus which then passed him before he collided with the right side of the bus. He was thrown from bicycle and was run over by...
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Trucks have huge blind spots. Truck drivers cannot see little things in their huge blind spots. Large vehicles off-track when turning, so they will appear to be going straight and often swing wide before making a right turn.
Cyclists hit by turning trucks is a repeating news story which highlights the most serious deficiency in...
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“Bike with us, don’t be afraid”
“Bike commuting was, for me, not just a commuting mode. It was part of a way of life that I entered into in the first half of the 1990s, and which I maintain to this day.”
— Dino Alberto E. Subingsubing
Maki-BIKE ka!: A bike commuter’s tale is an excellent...
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Photo of our very own Andrewp (by Red Huber, ORLANDO SENTINEL)
Andrew Harrell, 50, rides his bicycle at the end of his 12-mile commute to work in downtown Orlando from Winter Park on Monday, October 27. Automobile traffic in Orlando has dropped by an average of 2 percent as the slow economy and high...
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