Archive for December, 2009
Study finds bad driving, not bad cycling, the cause of most cycling accidents
This is interesting:
A tiny proportion of accidents involving cyclists are caused by riders jumping red lights or stop signs, or failing to wear high-visibility clothing and use lights, a government-commissioned study has discovered.
. . .
The data, which was analysed by the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), showed that more than a quarter of all [...]
Spot the difference
Check out this story and see if you can spot the number of ways it departs from what would have happened here in Tucson. (I have slightly edited the story for brevity)
Why I always call the Toronto Police when a car driver does anything dangerous
Submitted by Kevin Love on December 31, 2008 – 12:14pm
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Troy’s Christmas bike joke
My friend Troy’s Christmas bike joke:
Q: What did the meth-head get for Christmas?
A: My bike.
Have a great Christmas everyone! The weather is beautiful! There won’t be any traffic on the roads! Go for a bike ride!
–EBR
BICAS Offering kids bikes at $5.00 for the holidays
I just got this from BICAS:
Subject: BICAS Kids Bike Sale, $5 !!!
Hey everybody,
BICAS is fixing up kids bikes for the holidays and they are available to you starting at just $5! (or ask about our work-trade program).
Come on down and get a new-used bicycle for your little son or daughter, niece or nephew, grandkid, great [...]
An important court win for Pima County cyclists!
Pima County cyclists got a nice court victory today. Judge Richard Gordon of Pima County Superior Court (which has jurisdiction over civil traffic appeals) issued a favorable ruling on a civil traffic appeal filed by an out-of-state cyclist who got ticketed for not riding “as close as practicable to the right-hand side of the [...]
Read More..>>Date set for ¡Tucson Ciclovia! — April 18, 2010
At yesterday’s meeting the date was set for the Tucson Ciclovia — April 18, 2010. This is the same day as the bike swap, which obviously is good in some ways, bad in others. Greg Yares, who puts on the bike swap twice a year, attended the meeting and gave his insights into [...]
Read More..>>World’s most infamous bike thief gets 4 months in jail for stealing over 2000 bikes
Igor Kenk pleads guilty, gets four months (he’s already spent thirteen months in jail awaiting trial).
–EBR
Copenhagen and bicycles
Lauren just sent me this video under the heading “Copenhagen is ridiculous.” I thought it was going to be about global warming, but it is a video on some of the really creative and amazing things Copenhagen has done for bicycles. Like for example pavement-level flashing red lights that bicyclists cannot see (“we’d [...]
Read More..>>¡Tucson Ciclovia! Meeting tomorrow, all are welcome!
Hey all — there is a Tucson Ciclovia meeting tomorrow to help work on the details of getting the ciclovia going in Tucson. All are welcome to attend! I’ll be there. Feel free to bring a lunch with you. Here is the invite:
Ciclovia Tucson
When:
Tue 15 Dec 2009 11:45 AM – 01:00 [...]
Michael McKisson’s Hannukah miracle
If you need something to put a smile on your face on this dreary Monday morning, check out Michael McKisson’s great story on his blog about heading out to Mt. Lemmon with Lance Armstrong and Team Radio Shack.
–Erik Ryberg