Tampa Bay.com: Commuting by cycling
Seasoned cyclists give encouragement and advice to commuters who want savings and exercise. Bicycle to work? In Florida? Are you nuts? That’s a reaction that every bike-riding commuter has heard at one time or another. Nevertheless, a new campaign called Tampa BayCycle is trying to get 1, 000 people in Pinellas […]

Herald-Sun: Cyclist’s death shatters community
Ben Mikic’s idol was Lance Armstrong and he dreamed of one day competing in the Tour de France. But three days after learning he had been accepted into the Illawarra Academy of Sport, the 15-year-old was killed by a four-wheel-drive as he trained for his next big race. The […]

Mineral Wells Index.com: Local cyclists plan to take part in Ride of Silence
A local “Ride of Silence” is planned in Mineral Wells for May 16. The event will take place beginning at 6:30 p.m. at 214 S.W. 26th Ave. at Dr. Ramsey’s parking lot adjacent to Palo Pinto General Hospital. “We are riding in memory […]

BBC Online: Hammond ‘prefers cycling in town’
Top Gear’s Richard Hammond Hammond says he is ridiculed by Jeremy Clarkson for riding a bike Top Gear host and motoring fan Richard Hammond has confessed to preferring cycling around town to driving a car. The BBC Two presenter also told GQ magazine he understood concerns about global […]

South Bend Tribune: Time to share the road?
South Bend tries to make room for bicycles alongside cars on streets. The city has started to carve out room for bikes on the street. Yellow street signs depict a bike and beckon: “SHARE THE ROAD.” They follow an age-old Memorial […]

Muskegon Chronicle: County lending plan will let riders check out bicycles
When you need something to read, you always can go to the library and check out a book or magazine. Soon, if you don’t have a way to get there, you’ll be able to check out a bicycle at the Muskegon County Health Department. […]

Illawarra Mercury: Cyclist’s passion inspired family
The sight of Year 10 students Alex Tomlinson and Ben Mikic cycling through Mittagong of an afternoon was not unusual. The two best mates, both aged 15, were mad about their cycling and trained almost every day after school. Last Friday was no different, but as the pair […]

Winnipeg Free Press: Tories would end PST on bikes - $3 million proposed for cycling paths
No PST on bikes, promised Tory Leader Hugh McFadyen Sunday. Starting in April, 2008 - assuming the Tories form government - McFadyen will make all new bicycles PST-free in an effort to improve the environment and promote active lifestyles. […]

WHIO Dayton: 101-Year-Old Still Pedaling Bicycle
At 101-years-old, Clair Duckham, who co-founded the Dayton Cycling Club in 1961, pedaled his low-riding Whiz-Wheel trike from Vandalia to Troy Sunday morning under ideal bicycling weather in celebration of his recent birthday. It’s a trip that Clair said he has made hundreds of times over the years. […]

Wilmington Star: Mean Streets - Officials hope plans will make area roads safer for pedestrians and cyclists
After slamming into the side of a car while riding his bicycle at more than 25 mph, sailing across the hood and landing on his head, shoulder and elbow on asphalt, Bill Bolduc’s prognosis could have been worse. He […]

Novo Metro: Oakland’s Bicycle Boulevards
I’ll admit that I snickered when I first saw Berkeley Public Works employees putting up signs marking certain streets as “Bicycle Boulevards.” It seemed the traffic control equivalent of a Berkeley City Council resolution denouncing a military junta several thousand miles away. But when I started riding my bike nearly every […]

Oxford Mail: Cyclists ignore red lights despite tragedy
Concern has been raised over the number of cyclists ignoring red traffic lights at the busy city centre junction where a student died 12 days ago. The Oxford Mail counted 23 cyclists pedalling through red lights in just 20 minutes on Saturday at the crossroads where Parks […]

Canberra Times: Cyclists injured in tour collision
A horror smash between a group of female road race cyclists and a four-wheel-drive vehicle near Stromlo Forest yesterday added to a tragic weekend on Canberra roads, which included the death of a 43-year-old woman. When road race officials reached the site of the cyclists’ pile-up on the […]

Canberra Times: NRMA chief calls for cycle safety review
NRMA president Alan Evans is calling for an urgent look at the safety of cyclists racing on Canberra’s roads after yesterday’s crash. The collision was the second time in six months a bike race in the ACT has seen a serious crash, the previous one in […]

Durango Herald: Cyclists, drivers hash it out - Mediation lets groups air their views of conflict
As a motorist who lives in the Animas Valley, Dennis Pierce doesn’t mind sharing the road with bicyclists. But he wishes bikers would also share the road with motorists. “If I have to share, they have to share, […]

ABC Online: Four-wheel drive hits Canberra cyclists
A four-wheel drive vehicle has hit a group of cyclists on Cotter Road in Canberra, causing serious injuries. About five cyclists were in the group that was hit just after 10:00am AEST. Two have been taken to the Canberra Hospital. One is in a critical condition […]

The Enid News & Eagle: Everyone must obey same rules
For most drivers, the roadway is a place reserved for automobiles, trucks and motorcycles. The reality is, our roadway may be populated at any given time with pedestrians, bicycles, trains, farm equipment and even horse-drawn vehicles. The role of a defensive driver, who is operating a […]

Pantagraph.com Readers letters: Please be considerate of cyclists on roads
I am a cyclist in Bloomington-Normal. I am training for an Ironman distance triathlon. The bike segment of this race is 112 miles. Consequently, I am going to be doing a lot of long distance bike riding in the next couple months. I wanted to […]

The Washington Post: Share the Road, on 4 Wheels or 2
C02 Travelers are as likely to hold each other accountable for traffic problems as they are to blame traffic engineers. When you read these next two letters, you’ll be tempted to take sides. My hope is that you will take them as reminders that […]

The Oxford Student: Councillors express outrage after warnings about junction ignored
In March 2006, Oxfordshire Council received explicit warning that the junction where Tsz Fok was killed last week was a public hazard. Road Safety Officials took no direct action to lessen the danger, leaving the junction as an “accident blackspot”. Two councillors have told […]