Archive for April, 2008
When can you "take a lane"? Get out your tape measures!
I get this question a lot and it took on new meaning last night as I was trying to navigate Campbell north of Speedway. The lanes there are narrow and the drivers, for some reason, particularly aggro.
I was very nearly hit by one of those huge limousines made out of semi-trucks. It was [...]
What a paintball does when shot at you from a passing car
Ouch!
It’s been a little while since I got a call from somebody who was shot at with a paintball gun while riding their bicycle. But for awhile there I was getting a lot of them. One victim got a good plate and the police visited the vehicle’s owner and let him know they [...]
GABA Bike Swap this Sunday!
(Photo from www.43bikes.com)
Don’t forget the GABA Bike Swap this Sunday on 4th Avenue. It begins ridiculously early–many will be there by 5 AM for some unfathomable reason. Lauren and I will show up around 7 or so to distribute FREE! FREE! OMG FREE! reflective bike stickers. They just might save your [...]
Who supplied all those cupcakes last night?
I almost forgot to post about yesterday’s awesomely huge Tuesday Night Bike Ride. Did anybody count? Was it even possible to count? I think we were considerably over our previous record–which may have been last week.
The ride seems to slow down a lot once the numbers exceed two or three [...]
Pima County Prosecutor on bike commuting
Jonathan Mosher has a guest opinion in the Star today, taking that paper’s “Road Runner” columnist to task (as I have done myself, here) for a recent article that was dismissive of bike commuting.
Mosher is the Pima County prosecutor who tried Melissa Arrington, the drunk driver who killed Paul L’Ecuyer last year and later laughed [...]
Alleycat Scavenger Hunt to Benefit El Grupo this Weekend!
This event is going to be so much fun…Erik and I are going to be on a team with our friend Jo. Here is some information from the El Grupo website:
After the GABA Swap Meet, join El Grupo at BICAS for an afternoon of fun on bikes. Follow clues around downtown to solve [...]
Did Tucson’s baseball bat assailants strike again?
A homeless man was beaten to death in Tucson last night.
Readers of this blog know that I have been concerned that the men who attacked a client of mine last December, beating him with a baseball bat as he rode his bike home from work, would strike again.
Since we know the owner of the [...]
Bike to Work Day
Bike commuters congregated at the downtown library this morning for coffee, food, conversation, and free bike stuff. David Tang from Ordinary Bike Shop was there all morning giving free tuneups…I overheard conversations about selling cars and opting for bikes with xtracycles…and for a second the world seemed to make sense.
-lauren
More good news from South Lake Tahoe on bike assault case
The man who shot a bicyclist at point-blank range with a wrist rocket slingshot from a moving car pleaded “no contest” to aggravated assault today and received a nine-month jail sentence.
I wrote about this case when the incident occurred just two weeks ago! Already the South Lake Tahoe Sheriff’s Department has secured a plea [...]
BICAS is hiring!
BICAS is hiring a staff person. It pays $8.50/hour and you can work as little as one shift a week.
Here’s the announcement:
BICAS, a collectively run non-profit BICYCLE recycling and education center is seeking a part time Staff Collective Member, $8.50/hr. Job Description: assist customers, help with classes, build bikes, coordinate volunteers, etc. Personable and [...]