Just when I thought all journalists were ignorant scum who only knew how to write about cyclists in patronizing or condemning terms, along comes this article,...
About a year ago, Bruce Epperson published in The Transportation Law Journal a paper arguing that my opposition to the bicycle safety regulation of the...
We're now two and a half days into the competition. I hesitate to make too much of rankings at this stage, because teams are still being started and ...
Amazing that after a two or three years, the folks at Yahoo have finally gotten the old "canned messages" working again. I am on the run this morning so I will...
Voting on the team name is completed, and the name is RABL: Riders Against Bike Lanes. So far, including me, seven have expressed intent to join, and four have...
I'm still exploring this thing myself, as I'm writing. Right now they're in the pre-campaign warmup phase. They currently are only showing rankings for...
A private minicab firm's boss John Griffin told his drivers to drive in bus lanes. He then went on to suggest that if a driver hits a cyclist (a wobble Granny)...
Now we have the whole story of how the UVC treated bicyclists over the years. The original 1926 UVC defined bicycles as vehicles for the purposes of the rules...
I found the following book in the bibliography of Jerry Kaplan's Master's Thesis. I can find copies in libraries many miles from me. Does anyone have a copy I...
By now, I bet most of you have caught wind of this promotional project that the LAB and Endomondo are putting on. You log miles you have ridden, and try to...
In NC at least, 14' is WOL but not enough to put a bike lane in. 14' is a 2' wide cyclist with wheel track 2' from the right edge and left shoulder 3' from...
Rumble strips are a big issue in NC right now too. The "complete streeters" want to declare the space to the right of the rumble strip to be suitable ...
I heard a blurb on NPR this morning that today's show will include a discussion of law-breaking, "daredevil" cyclists. Consult your local listings, but I think...
Interesting nuances of law here. We'll have to see if somebody challenges this. I'm in favor of this type of law, but think such laws need to be uniform ...
Have any of you ever heard of General Smedley Butler? He was a major public figure in the 1930's. He was disgusted by the corrupt profiteering he witnessed...
I scanned through the Connecticut bike and ped laws and Connecticut DOT's Chapter 4, Bikeway and Walkway Planning and Design Guidelines Manual (summary)...
... I agree 100% with Andy's assessments quoted above. The automobile industry is a racket. My point is that our entire Gubmint is a racket, and those who are...
This recent post is from the BikeWashingtonDC. If anyone is familiar with the legal situation in DC (maybe Maryland in this case) and would like to offer...
America Bikes and the Alliance for Biking and Walking seem to be touting a recent compromise regarding mandatory sidepaths for bikes on federal lands. From ...
Dear Chainguard readers, There is good news from the Florida Legislature. On 3/9, they modified the law to allow cyclists to leave the bike lane for any...
Have we discussed this here, or is this just a New York thing? I am referring to pedestrians, let's say in cell phones, deciding that the bike lane or bike...
I started to write a response to a bicyclist who doesn't like a single lane roundabout because he is "forced" to use it like the driver of a vehicle. When he...
http://www.parade.com/askmarilyn/2012/01/08-sunday-column.html?cpage=4Â She gives a slightly more complete answer in the paper version - but says going...
I just responded to a blog post in our local community in which some guy spouted off about bicyclists who ride incorrectly. He was responding to a post about a...
