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Not Sharing the Road …

By BillN | October 30, 2007

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…

Cyclists Attacked in Lake County, Illinois

By BillN | October 16, 2007

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…

Leave it to Livingstone

By bikeleague | July 31, 2007

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…

The Thrill of Riding

By BillN | July 31, 2007

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…

On Your Left, Indeed

By BillN | July 23, 2007

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…

Fact or Urban Legend?

By BillN | July 12, 2007

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…

Well Done, Virginia!

By bikeleague | July 5, 2007

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…

Billions for WHAT?

By bikeleague | June 8, 2007

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…

CafePress Crosses the Line on Cycling Products

By bikeleague | May 25, 2007

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,…

Giving the Finger

By bikeleague | May 24, 2007

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…