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On Tuesday came the moment we’ve all been waiting for. The report of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission…well, maybe not everyone was on tenterhooks but it’s…

I really do love this time of year. Although often contrived I find it hard to not feel excitement and encouragement at the idea of a new beginning. This New…

I had a most frightening experience the other day.  I almost hit a bicyclist.  It was by sheer luck if not some greater power that I didn’t run over this…

This is an update to a blog entry from October 16. You’ll recall that Mr. Thomas Lynch was alleged to have caused a 16-bike pileup which resulted in numerous injuries…

As I was riding along Route 28 in Rockville several Sundays ago, I was hit in the back wheel by a driver.  The driver obviously wasn’t paying attention and skidded…

On September 22, Thomas Lynch, driving a pickup truck, is alleged to have caused a 16-bike crash in Lake County, Illinois causing injury to several of the riders and sending…

After all the words that have been written and conjecture and perspective that has been thrown around related to this year’s Tour, leave it to the Mayor of London, Ken…

We all remember that feeling.  It’s that sensation of speed, freedom, and mobility we got when we first started riding.  It’s what we remember about riding a bike as a…

The terms “bike safety” and “bike etiquette” are most often used in reference to the many challenges of biking on roads alongside cars and other motor vehicles. It wasn’t until…

Research summaries often state trends or “facts” in overly-simplified terms, using measures that are easy for us to grasp. About five years ago, I recall hearing in a public radio…