Archive for October, 2007
Critical Mass in Tucson October 26
I keep getting inquiries about this, including one from the Arizona Daily Star. But I know nothing about it. Post a comment if you do.
For more information on critical mass, check out this article from San Francisco on the 15th anniversary of the ride, which was last month.
And Wikipedia.
Personally I am not so [...]
Canada is so cool…
So everyone should check out the latest accommodation for cyclists in Quebec. It is call La Route Verte and was officially inaugurated last August. The Route claims about 2,500 miles of bike paths spanning Quebec’s 16 southern regions. The Quebec ministry of transportation has converted abandoned rail ways, light-traffic rural roads, and [...]
Read More..>>Beach Party!
Okay everyone, it’s that time again! Be sure to come out for the Tucson Community Bike Ride tomorrow. We will meet at the University of Arizona flagpole at 8pm. The theme this week is beach party, perfect timing for these 50 degree evenings of late…
The ride seems to keep gaining [...]
Tucson Police spokesman proclaims that "passing too close" is the top reason motorists are at fault
Too bad they don’t take the obvious steps to resolve that problem, which would be to provide some tiny measure of enforcement of the rule. As I have said repeatedly, a program to stop drivers who violate the rule and issue them warnings would probably make a big difference. There wouldn’t even be [...]
Read More..>>Oh how they hate us . . .
Any of you who haven’t at least once read the comments that tend to get posted on newspaper articles about cycling fatalities, should do so for your own education. It’s worth knowing just how viciously we are hated.
Samples:
“You ride a kids toy on the street. Grow up and stay in the bike lanes or [...]
More on Mesa bicycle fatality
The folks over at bikeforum have dug up a lot of good links and info on the accident that killed Linda Cleapor. She was tragically struck and killed by a truck driver in Mesa. As I described in my post about the accident below, the driver has not been cited.
There are many questions about [...]
Another cool longtail
. . . but it looks like it isn’t yet available in the U.S. It’s called the Yuba Mondo Utility Bike and I discovered it from a comment made over at www.clevercycles.com.
–Erik Ryberg