Archive for April, 2008
Man crushed underneath cement truck "not wearing a helmet."
This is not something I like being prescient about. Back in September of 2007 I wrote this article in which I chastised the media for always bringing up the helmet issue, even in cases where “some poor soul has been squashed by a cement truck.”
Well guess what. Some poor soul (name not yet [...]
Hey– we actually did this on the last Tuesday Night Ride! (stolen from drunkcyclist.com)
The only difference was, when we did it, the police helicopter showed up. And we weren’t even blocking any traffic!
So maybe it was a little different.
–Erik Ryberg
Bike Fest Events this Weekend
Here is some info from the Bike Fest webpage on some of the events going on this weekend.
Friday, April 11, 7:00amBike 2 Work Fair — DowntownWhen: Fri, Apr 11, 7am – 9amWhere101 N Stone, Tucson, AZ
Description: Bicycle commuters are invited to ride downtown to the Bike to Work Day Fair from 7:00 [...]
It’s a new record!
In an idiotic article about the pros and cons of taxing bicyclists for their use of roadways in yesterday’s Star, it took a full 62 comments before somebody finally made fun of cyclists for their “cute little outfits.”
I am pretty sure that’s a record.
–Erik Ryberg
Police work v. police don’t work
Okay so first I read this short, sad article:
Friends, Family Of Teenager Killed In Hit And Run Want AnswersWestmoreland Co. Police Search For Driver
HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Police are looking for a driver after a fatal hit and run in Westmoreland County.
The accident happened around 2:30 a.m. Monday on Route 30 in Hempfield Township, right [...]
Think you’re pretty tough? Check out what this woman does on a bike!
You can read about her snowy trip on the Iditarod trail here.
–Erik Ryberg
Tucson should totally do this
Every city should, actually. Check out the awesome photography and bike advocacy from the Kansas City Urban Cyclist Project (found on Urban Velo).
–Erik Ryberg
Car-head? You be the judge.
I think we have car-head again in this newspaper article about a bicycling advocate from North Carolina who was rear-ended last week by a text-messaging motorist. He was seriously injured and faces a long recuperation.
According to the article,
Mark Schulz, an epidemiologist in the School of Health and Human Performance, suffered injuries including a shattered kneecap, [...]
Tucson’s police force could use a few tips from the Tahoe Sheriff’s Department
The Tahoe Daily Tribune has written a story about the cyclist who was shot with a slingshot by an 18 year old assailant. The assailant was a passenger in a car that pulled up next to the rider; the rider was shot at point-blank range with a wrist-rocket.
The article mentions that S. Lake Tahoe [...]
Happy Fossil Fools Day!
Hello fellow bike commuters. April 1st is Fossil Fools Day! So on your ride today take a minute to mull over the environmental impacts that gluttonous gas guzzling SUV drivers are inflicting upon the earth…and revel in your energy efficiency….meanwhile the majority of our energy for electricity still relies on the dirtiest source [...]
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