Archive for the 'theory' Category
Another sign we are winning
I saw today that CNN.com has as one its main stories . . . the Los Angeles Tweed ride! Granted, it’s an “ireport,” which is where they highlight a story written by a member of the public, but still.
Popular culture is showing increasing reception to stories about how riding a bike is fun. [...]
Tucson City Council to investigate licensing bikes
Mike Mckisson at TucsonVelo is reporting that the Tucson City Council is considering bike licensing in Tucson. Seems they are thinking about a ten-dollar license fee.
I guess I am not in principle opposed to this idea, but I do have a nagging voice telling me that riding a bike should be a right, not [...]
Fighting bicycle traffic tickets in Pima County Justice Court
Readers of this blog know that I have recommended fighting those stop-sign tickets you get on your bike if you are pulled over by Tucson Police Department officers. As I have often stated in this blog, you aren’t going to win (most likely) on fighting the ticket, but what you can do is get [...]
Read More..>>A terrible new AZ Court ruling for State, County, and Municipal employees who have been injured
The Arizona Supreme Court announced yesterday that it would not grant review to a Division Two Arizona Court of Appeals case, Ariz. Dep’t of Trans. v. Cox.
Jennifer and Richard Cox were injured in a motor vehicle accident and incurred medical expenses of $25,000.00. They obtained a total of $30,000.00 from the motorist who hit [...]
Stop sign behavior — motorists v. bicyclists
Video found at Bob Mionske’s Road Rights column.
Any article in the local paper about bicyclists will be sure to attract many on-line comments about scofflaw cyclists who never stop at stop signs. And it’s been debated in this website, too, with several of my readers wondering why cyclists don’t always come to a complete [...]
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.
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The data, which was analysed by the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), showed that more than a quarter of all [...]
Biking in Japan, where the car is always at fault
This just in from my friend and TBL Japan Correspondent, Sarah Jane:
Bikes in Japan are boring (but practical). They come with weird names like “Grave”, “Zapper”, and even “Weener”. I haven’t gotten pictures of all of the weird names, but I am forming a collection. I dream of BICAS everyday and miss [...]
Vehicularists v. facilitators in new L.A. bike infrastructure planning
From an otherwise quite good article in today’s L.A. Times, the facilitators get short shrift:
The city of Los Angeles is currently updating its own bicycle infrastructure plan. Even as it does so, cycling experts and enthusiasts can’t agree on how to make the roads more bicycle-safe. Some advocate for more dedicated infrastructure, such as bike [...]
Slate Magazine on “vehicularists” vs. “facilitators”
Thanks Red Star for pointing out this article in Slate today that outlines the two camps: those of us who want more bike-only infrastructure (“facilitators”), and those of us who want bikes to be recognized as legitimate vehicles on existing roads (“vehicularists”).
I tend to be more of a “use what you got” sort [...]