Posted by admin on 01/31/07 in Traffic Safety Issues
Yuma Sun: Is it safe?
Yuma’s bicyclists say they need bike lanes and respect. Twenty-six years ago when Tom Johnson started bicycling in Yuma, he could cruise down 4th Avenue and not bother anyone. But Yuma has grown significantly since then and he said riding on two wheels rather than four isn’t that safe anymore. [...]
Posted by admin on 01/30/07 in Positive Spin
MSNBC.com: Paris rolls out free bikes in bid to cut smog
Residents and visitors can pick up and pedal at thousands of sites in city. The City of Light wants to soon become a city of bikes. Paris City Hall announced it has selected French outdoor advertising firm JCDecaux SA to operate a new free bicycle [...]
Posted by admin on 01/30/07 in Positive Spin
Hamilton Spectator: ‘Squeaky Wheels’ give advice
Cycling sense catching on, thanks to advocates for transportation alternatives
Hamilton’s sustainable-transportation culture is rich. For a small city there’s plenty of action. With the exception of the City Cycling Committee, most of the active groups have formed since 1998. Recycle Cycles, a nonprofit, volunteer, community bicycle repair workshop, found a [...]
Posted by admin on 01/30/07 in Cycling Advocacy News, Traffic Safety Issues
The Register-Guard: Bill calls for 3-foot buffer between cars, cyclists
Salem – Jim Bombardier said he was doing everything right: He had reflectors, a helmet and he was cycling on the shoulder of Highway 30, marveling at the beauty of Oregon’s pastoral farmland. Then, a sport-utility vehicle slammed into him. The 58-year-old cyclist, a [...]
Posted by admin on 01/29/07 in Campaigns & Initiatives, Traffic Safety Issues
Hills M2 Motorway – Cycle Access Denied -We Need Your Help
Cyclists will be banned on the M2 westbound from Delhi Road to Beecroft Road from the end of January 2007.
The Hills M2 Motorway has been used by cyclists for ten years. On Friday 12 January 2007, [...]
Posted by admin on 01/29/07 in Cyclist Incidents
Geelong Advertiser: Cyclist road rage bashing
Two men armed themselves with a baseball bat and metal chains before bashing a cyclist in broad daylight. In what police described as an act of road rage, the men set upon the cyclist in Victoria St about 4.55pm Saturday. The cyclist, a 36-year-old North Geelong man, suffered extensive [...]
Posted by admin on 01/29/07 in Traffic Safety Issues
Department of Transport and Regional Services: Road Safety Research Grants Applicant Guidelines 2006 Road Safety Research Grants Guidelines for applicants
Posted by admin on 01/28/07 in Traffic Safety Issues
MediaNews Sacramento: Proposed bill aims to protect bike riders
Gladwyn d’Souza of Belmont takes the usual precautions when preparing for a bike ride: He wears a bright yellow jacket, affixes a mirror to the handlebars and hangs a reflective triangle from his seat. Once on the road, he constantly veers right, to avoid being “sucked in” [...]
Posted by admin on 01/28/07 in Cycling Advocacy News
Register Guard: Bike-Friendly Town: The long path to a
“Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Bicyclists, Have Your Say!
So proclaimed a large banner across Eighth Avenue in early autumn of 1973. Almost 100 bicyclists, young and old, had their say during a nonstop, 12-hour meeting on Oct. 15 at the Lane County Courthouse. Eugene’s commitment to a signature [...]
Posted by admin on 01/27/07 in Cycling Advocacy News, Traffic Safety Issues
Palm Beach Post: Cyclists, state weigh in on A1A bicycle lanes
A group of bicyclists wants the state to go back and build 4- to 5-foot bike lanes on sections of State Road A1A that were resurfaced in the past few years and to include them on future projects along the oceanside road. The state, [...]