One News: Tributes flood in for Condon
Tributes are flooding in for long-serving Christchurch City councillor Graham Condon, who was killed in a road crash on Saturday morning. The 58-year-old died while riding his three-wheeled bike on Lower Styx Road, in Brooklands, north of the city at about 10:30am His bike was struck by a car. […]

Boulder Daily Camera: Boulder bike summit aiming high - Gathering focuses on the future of cycling in Boulder
Suppose you fall asleep and don’t wake up for 20 years. When you finally snap out of your slumber, Time Magazine has done a cover story titled, “Boulder: America’s Best Bicycle City.” What would the article look like? […]

Montreal Gazette: Pedestrians and joggers among bike-path hazards
A puzzling crack in the pavement of a major downtown artery has put a bit of a damper on the new bicycle path. As keen as cyclists are to have a safe, dedicated, cross-downtown route, who would have thought it would involve closing part of Montreal’s busiest commercial […]

The Gazette: Hop on a cool cruiser for a relaxing ride - Bicycles without shocks and gears gain ground
Deirda Schaneman loves bikes but she is never going to ride in the Tour de France. “I’m not what you’d call a speedy person. And I don’t like how most bikes make you sit hunched over,” she […]

Detroit Free Press: Cycling in freedom’s footsteps on the Underground Railroad route
The sun is burning down. I’m partway through a five-day ride tracing the path our enslaved ancestors took, risking their lives seeking freedom. As soon as I learned the Adventure Cycling Association was sponsoring a bicycle tour that followed the route of the Underground […]

The Hindu: The latest French revolution
The bicycle’s comeback in France represents a willingness to make environmentally and socially sensitive choices. After creating the world’s fastest mode of transport the TGV, the French are now returning to something much more simple — the bicycle (vélo in French). On July 15, 2007, 10,000 public […]

Maui News: Vehicle kills Maui anti-gasoline bicyclist
Robert Clay — “an environmental activist” who rode a bicycle as a way to avoid burning gasoline and to protect the environment — was killed Wednesday evening when he was struck by a car as he rode his bicycle home. His family and friends were still trying to […]

Associated Content.com: Walking and Bicycling to School Program Announced by New York Governor Eliot Spitzer - $32 Million Given to Promote Walking and Bicycling to School
According to the New York State website, Governor Eliot Spitzer has launched a new initiative that will supply $32.1 million in federal funding to promote walking and bicycling to school.
The […]

Star Tribune.com: Letter of the day: See what scrupulous pedal power could do
The best way for people who ride bicycles to inform the general public that bicycles are allowed on streets and should be watched for would be to get out there every day, good weather or bad, and use the bicycle for daily activities […]

Inquirer.net: Environmental group wants to make Metro safe for fireflies
For the Firefly Brigade, there is hope that the smog-choked air of Edsa can be cleaned up and Filipinos can be weaned from their dependence on motorized vehicles. This group of campaigners for the environment believes that the most effective way to clean up the air […]

Timaru Herald: Liability’ tag angers cyclist
A Timaru man with Parkinson’s disease has been denied the right to take part in a charity bike ride, being told he is a liability. Ian Shore has participated in the Central South Island Charity Bike Ride for the past two years, but was told two weeks ago that […]

Sunday Telegraph: Tories unveil plans for energy regulations
The Conservatives will unveil tough regulations on televisions, fridges and other household appliances this week as part of a plan to make Britain a world leader in energy-efficiency, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal.The Tories plan to pull the plug on the ’stand by’ function
Under the proposals, caps would […]

The Age: Move to ease rail squeeze
The removal of seats from train carriages to create more standing room and encouraging big businesses to give workers more flexible hours are among a range of measures being considered by the Brumby Government as short-term fixes for Melbourne’s overloaded rail network.
“It’s a good thing people are using public […]

Leesville Daily Leader: New Llano man concerned about possible bicycle ban
New Llano resident, Curtis Scott is concerned that banning bicycles will do more harm than good when it comes to the people of New Llano. Scott has lived in New Llano since 2006 and is currently employed at Spirit’s West. His only mode of […]

Star Tribune: Cities’ dueling bicycle events create some challenges
More than fun is riding on the outcomes of parkway bike tours scheduled for successive weekends in St. Paul and Minneapolis. When the first Minneapolis parkway bike tour was scheduled for a week after the 13th pedaling of the St. Paul Classic, Mary Morse […]

Cadillac News: Local business promotes bicycle safety
Whenever sisters Emily and Madison Hoffman take their bikes for a ride around Lake City, they never leave home without their bicycle helmets. The girls, 9 and 7 years old respectively, said they would never think to get on their bikes without a helmet. “It is always […]

NJ.com: A touch of illumination for nighttime bicyclists
The township police and a nonprofit organization that assists Latinos are working together to provide lights to people who ride bicycles after dark. The police department will be distributing letters in Spanish to nighttime bike riders who lack lights, encouraging them to pick up free front and […]

Streets Blog: Biking the Mean Streets of L.A.
In Los Angeles County, bicycle-related accidents have increased in the past year. Road rage is an enormous problem, and as growing numbers of Angelinos choose bikes as transportation, clashes with motorists are on the rise. The Los Angeles Times reported in August:
Scott Sing has had a tire iron […]

Sunday Herald Sun: Bike lanes end on busy roads
Disappearing bike lanes are putting the lives of cyclists at risk. Lanes that simply end on busy roads are unacceptable hazards to both bike riders and motorists and contribute to the city’s worsening traffic crisis, road safety experts said. Cyclist lobby groups yesterday accused the State […]

Oxford Mail: £5 cycle helmets prove a hit
There is just one more week to take advantage of our special cycle helmets campaign. The Oxford Mail has teamed up with Oxford Products, a Witney firm which supplies cycle helmets approved to European safety standards, to offer them for just £5. We have now sold […]