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Cyclists Attacked in Lake County, Illinois

By BillN | October 16, 2007
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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…

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Leave it to Livingstone

By bikeleague | July 31, 2007
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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…

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The Thrill of Riding

By BillN | July 31, 2007
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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…

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On Your Left, Indeed

By BillN | July 23, 2007
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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…

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Fact or Urban Legend?

By BillN | July 12, 2007
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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…

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Well Done, Virginia!

By bikeleague | July 5, 2007
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You won’t often see me write these words, even though I’m a [new] Virginian. We don’t have the most progressive state legislature or DOT or transportation commission in the country…

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Billions for WHAT?

By bikeleague | June 8, 2007
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This morning’s Washington Post Business Section almost made me choke on my cereal. The lead story documents the billions and billions of dollars with which we subsidize the blending of…

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CafePress Crosses the Line on Cycling Products

By bikeleague | May 25, 2007
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What on earth would possess someone to promote and sell promotional materials that makes light of – even legitimizes – hitting and verbally abusing cyclists? Ask the folks at CafePress,…

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Giving the Finger

By bikeleague | May 24, 2007
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Yesterday morning, WBAL (Baltimore) Talk Show host Chip Franklin did what all “shock jocks” eventually get around to doing (I’ve always likened it to chimps at a keyboard…) and picked…

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Miles Driven DOWN!

By bikeleague | May 21, 2007
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Congratulations, and thank you to drivers of America! Thank you for driving just a little bit less this year than you did last year. After decades of seemingly inexorable increases,…

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