Archive for August, 2007

NSW: Souped-up pedal power

SMH: Souped-up pedal power
Having given up on the privately owned internal combustion engine a few years ago, we are now a three-bicycle family. This brings with it its own rewards, and its own set of problems. For a start, the big Saturday supermarket shop has gone – those panniers can only hold so much. And [...]

US: Bail Reduced For Man Charged With Hitting Bicyclists

WMUR9.com: Bail Reduced For Man Charged With Hitting Bicyclists – National Guard Member Ordered To Not Drive, Stay Away From Guns
A man charged with driving drunk and crashing into two bicyclists asked a judge Friday to reduce his bail. Adam Lamothe, 24, was charged with felony driving while intoxicated in connection with an Aug. [...]

US: City backpedals on healthy road option

SeattlePI: City backpedals on healthy road option
When you’re riding your bike or walking down a road such as Stone Way in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood, you are more likely to be thinking about what color of duct tape to buy from Stoneway Hardware than the lanes in the road. But research tells that the layout of [...]