Monroe News: She puts her mettle to the bicycle pedal in any weather
When winter strikes with a vengeance, Melissa Phelps doesn’t worry about gas-line freeze-up, dead batteries or scraping windshields. She doesn’t have a car. Instead, she uses alternative fuel: Muscle power. She gets around on her 10-speed Free Spirit bicycle, even [...]

South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Bicycle rodeos teach kids safety ropes
Riding a bicycle might be easy, but pedaling on Broward County’s streets sure isn’t — especially if you’re a child. So recreation leaders offer what is called a “bicycle rodeo,” giving children the skills they need to ride safely, said Mark Horowitz, Broward’s bicycle and pedestrian [...]

The Age: The deadly beast with cars for claws
Can you remember a worse week on our roads? Friday to Friday 14, people dead; five in one day. It hasn’t been raining, the roads aren’t icy death traps, or oil slicks. What’s going on? I’m sure the stats will tell a familiar story: speed, [...]

Daily Advertiser: Hooligan drivers terrorise cyclists
Cyclist Milt McFarlane coping with the dangerous perils of riding on Griffith roads.
Cyclists in Griffith have been warned to watch out after a spate of senseless attacks from drivers and near-misses in recent weeks.
The careless and deranged drivers are endangering the lives of cyclists, according to local bike enthusiast Milt [...]