Post any interesting links in the comment section.
State
National
- Man caught on camera stealing Philly cop’s police bicycle
- Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR)
- GPS Giant Garmin Buys South African Bike Technology Startup
- Could the Survival Bike be your Bug Out Vehicle of Choice?
- Company brings anti-theft bike rack to Portland
- Bike touring scholarships offered by Adventure Cycling Association
- Bikers Increase 81 Percent on Protected Bike Lane in Minneapolis
- St. Paul’s downtown loop offers latest skirmish in battle of bike lanes vs. parking spots
- Peddling this ideas: Bikes ‘begging to be reborn’ as decor
- Designers Morph Bikes and Cars into Green Frankenvehicles
- Bike-Share Could Be ‘A Much More Integrated Platform,’ Says Bike-Share CEO
International
- Cyclist charged after throwing bicycle at car
- Prospero Foundation Supports a Bicycle Mechanic in El Salvador
No Link Roundup today, the 16th, so you get to step back in time and learn
The forgotten history of how automakers invented the crime of “jaywalking”
at:
http://www.vox.com/2015/1/15/7551873/jaywalking-history
Lets talk seriously about why cyclists break traffic laws.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/01/09/lets-talk-seriously-about-why-cyclists-break-traffic-laws/?hpid=z5&utm_content=bufferddb47&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
DrTriKat OK…..(this is a great topic, by the way). Part of my commute involves riding south on Euclid. Immediately after the Speedway intersection, I use the sidewalk for usually half a block until the traffic clears. I justify this for safety at that incredible pinch point and general increase of risk that intersections pose. I only stay on the sidewalk as long as it takes for the traffic to clear, then get back on that rubble of a street. Nothing will ever keep me from doing this. I don’t expect to ever see any infrastructure improvement there. If we had really attentive and out-going cycling personnel at the city, and this would require a team, situations like this could be addressed.
I think running a red light is an ‘in-your-face’ behavior that’s an affront to all road users. It’s never just an asshole… it’s ‘an asshole on a bike….’ and we really don’t need to promote that connection.
So, I guess they’re not enforcing the ‘bikes do no pass streetcar’ thing…..anyone?