Archive for June, 2006

Tas: Kate Tamayo Tour de Femme Memorial Ride

All those who knew Kate Tamayo are invited to celebrate her life and the happiness she brought into ours by uniting on Sunday 9th of July at Barilla Holiday Park, 75 Richmond Rd, Cambridge.

At 1:00pm cyclists are encouraged to ride the Bike Week Tour de Femme route in honour of Kate’s devotion to promoting [...]

UK: Cycle deaths rise as more beginners climb into the saddle

Cycle deaths rise as more beginners climb into the saddle – 30 June 2006
The number of cyclists killed on the roads has risen to its highest level for six years, prompting concerns that the sharp increase in novice riders switching from four to two wheels may be responsible. Overall road deaths fell by 1 [...]

US: Chuck Strawser: It’s no accident when drivers kill

Chuck Strawser: It’s no accident when drivers kill – 30 June, 2006
Friday, June 30, is the one-year anniversary of the crash that killed local bicycle advocate Jessica Bullen. Stephen Eisenberg, the lawyer defending the driver in the crash that killed Jess while she was bicycling on Hope Road, was recently quoted saying, “It’s called [...]

US: ‘Ghost Bike’ drive seeks to prevent further crashes

Reflecting upon the tragic loss of Kate Tamayo, and Tim placing a bike painted white near where she was killed, these articles on Ghost Bikes prove very timely.

The Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin Ghost Bike Campaign is meant, not to frighten people away from riding bicycles, but to draw attention to the simple fact that, if [...]

Positive Spin: Lizzie flies flag for pedal power

Lizzie flies flag for pedal power – June 29, 2006
Lizzie Ferstl is on a mission, on a red mountain bike pedalling steady, to join up the last dots on her map of Australia. “Some might think I’m a nutcase,” grins the 67-year-old Victorian grandmother. “But I’m on a mission.” [...]

Positive Spin: Cycling to school gets boost

Cycling to school gets boost – 28 June, 2006
A £15m investment into providing sustainable transport alternatives to the ‘school run’ have been announced this week, doubling the budget for Cycling England. The funding will provide support for the cycling links to schools project, which connects schools to the 10,000 miles of National Cycling Network.

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New York: Bicyclists’ Deaths Mourned

Bicyclists’ Deaths Mourned – 26 June, 2006
Times Up is organizing a memorial ride tomorrow night, in memory of Dr. Carl Nacht and Derek Lake. The ride will begin at 6:30PM at the West Side Greenway at 42nd Street (in front of the Intrepid). The ride will stop at West 38th Street, where Nacht was hit [...]

Kate Tamayo

Very sad news from Hobart, refer to previous article. Kate Tamayo was killed on Sunday afternoon riding on the East Derwent Highway. Her death is indeed a very painful loss to all who love cycling. At this point I would suggest we should assist and support Bicycle Tasmania in anyway they may wish, over attributing [...]

Positive Spin: Creating a movement

Creating a movement Bike enthusiasts move from cars to bikes to save on gas, cash and traffic tickets. June 28, 2006
Lafayette’s Jack Bessler lives a long way from work, but he doesn’t think about $3 gasoline, traffic tickets, parking fees, car payments or car insurance. He rides a bicycle, year-round, on the 30-mile round-trip [...]

Tas: A collision course with toll of horror

A collision course with toll of horror – 28 June, 2006
Tasmania is headed for one of its highest annual road tolls in 10 years unless drivers slow down, sober up and pay attention. Twenty-nine people have died in crashes on the state’s roads this year — four more than at the same time last year. [...]