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Ride of Silence – Worldwide

By bikeleague | April 15, 2010

DATE: May 19, 2010 TIME: 7:00 pm WHERE: Hundreds of locations world wide Join cyclists worldwide in a silent slow-paced ride (max. 12 mph/20 kph) in honor of those who…

Pulitzer for Distracted Driving Reporter

By bikeleague | April 15, 2010

In our report on distracted driving we mention the important role that Matt Richtel’s Driven to Distraction series in the New York Times played in publicizing the research on the risks of…

Cyclist hit by car, VA State Trooper charges driver

By bikeleague | April 15, 2010

We often receive calls and emails about cyclists being buzzed from motorists. We’ve experienced this ourselves, and it’s particularly scary and infuriating when it happens intentionally. It’s why we support…

Another View from Truckers

By bikeleague | April 14, 2010

Thanks to BikePortland.org for drawing our attention to something we had missed. Not everybody in the freight industry is buying into the phony straw-man argument that giving due consideration to…

Mayoral Support for the Secretary’s Policy Statement

By bikeleague | April 14, 2010

In March, we told you about the Lee County Council in Florida that passed a motion of support for the Transportation Secretary’s statement on bicycling and walking. We just learned…

The AP revisits policy statement

By bikeleague | April 14, 2010

The Associated Press picked up on the Times’ angle about business interests’ reaction to LaHood’s policy statement. Here’s what we’ve had to say on the topic: LaHood: “This is the…

The Passing of One of our Own

By bikeleague | April 13, 2010

The League is mourning the loss this week of Mike Bayler, an LCI who died while riding his bicycle on April 10, 2010. Patricia Hart, a friend and fellow rider,…

Distracted Driving Enforcement Test Markets

By bikeleague | April 12, 2010

In the early nineties, when marketers wanted to know if a clear malt beverage called Zima would sell, they tested it in Syracuse, NY. Apparently, enough Syracusans bought it and…

Polling and Policy

By bikeleague | April 12, 2010

The National Journal once again asks their transportation experts a question inspired by the bike/ped/transit world. In light of the recent Transportation for America poll and other sometimes conflicting surveys,…

Can’t Argue the Numbers

By bikeleague | April 6, 2010

For all of those who have been following Ray LaHood’s blog the Fast Lane and the U.S. DOT Policy Statement on Bicycling Accommodations for including bicycling and walking as viable…