Posted by admin on 10/31/07 in Traffic Safety Issues, Opinion Pieces/Articles, Share the Road, Featured
Brisbane: He Died with a Metal Storm Slug in His Head - Personal commentary from a Queensland cyclist
It seems to have become a favourite sport for journalists to stir up the anti-cycling underbelly in our society. The favoured method seems to be that of writing some sort of personal account of their own raging encounter […]
Posted by admin on 10/30/07 in Cyclist Incidents
The Mercury: Message in road death
Further articles about Kate Tamayo
Motorists should give cyclists two metres of space when passing, a magistrate said when he told a negligent driver he faced jail over a fatal crash. Avid cyclist and road-safety advocate Kate Tamayo was struck and killed by a driver who failed to give her room […]
Posted by admin on 10/30/07 in Cyclist Incidents
KATU.com: Cyclists ride in honor of Brett Jarolimek
Portland-area cyclists gathered together Monday evening for a memorial ride to honor a 31-year-old man killed a week ago in a collision with a garbage truck. Last Monday, Brett Jarolimek was riding in a bike lane when a garbage truck turned across his path. Jarolimek slammed […]
Posted by admin on 10/30/07 in Traffic Safety Issues, Opinion Pieces/Articles
Oxford Mail - Editorial: Make streets safe for cyclists
News that 12 locations in Oxford have been identified as being dangerous to cyclists will come as no surprise to anyone who regularly uses a bike to get around the city. In fact, the only surprise is that more areas have not been singled out. Cyclists frequently […]
Posted by admin on 10/30/07 in Cycling Infrastructure
Times Picayune: Outcry ensues over bike path plans - Corps encouraged to reconsider decision
Habitués of the Mississippi River bicycle path are condemning the news that the Army Corps of Engineers won’t replace portions of the path when it raises the east bank levee late next year, so they are mounting a campaign to reverse the […]
Posted by admin on 10/30/07 in Opinion Pieces/Articles
Oxford Mail: On Yer Bike
Coming to Oxford this autumn is an annual conference staged by the national cycling organisation - the CTC and cycle campaign network. Oxford’s own cycle campaign group, Cyclox, is hosting the event on November 16,17 and 18, mostly in Oxford Town Hall.
I feel like a chuckle at this point because, ironically, […]
Posted by admin on 10/30/07 in Traffic Safety Issues
Stateman Journal: Safety must come first while riding bikes - With less daylight, many precautions become crucial
The few minutes of after-work twilight that commuters and club bicycle riders are enjoying are about to disappear with the return Sunday to standard time. “Right now we have daylight maybe for a few minutes, just barely, but when […]
Posted by admin on 10/30/07 in Cyclist Incidents
Times Union: Bicyclist’s death reinforces need to improve Fuller Road
Follow-up: Several readers commented on a coincidence that put a letter in this column asserting area road planners ignore the interests and safety of pedestrians and cyclists on the same day that an obituary for a cyclist killed on Fuller Road appeared elsewhere in the newspaper.
Nicholas […]
Posted by admin on 10/30/07 in Cyclist Incidents
Ventura County Star: Trial in T.O. cyclist’s death starts - Motorist admits fault; family seeks more monetary damages
The trial in the wrongful death of Glenn B. Garvin is under way in Ventura County Superior Court and is expected to go to the jury on Thursday. Norma Seigel, 82, of Thousand Oaks, has said she was […]
Posted by admin on 10/30/07 in Cycling Infrastructure
China Daily: Guangzhou embraces bicycle-friendly planning
Guangzhou authorities are planning to roll out a series of bicycle-friendly measures to encourage residents to travel on two wheels. Liu Yidong, a spokesperson for the Guangzhou urban planning bureau, said city officials will reopen or set up bicycle lanes along major urban roads where conditions allow. And bicycle lanes […]
Posted by admin on 10/30/07 in Traffic Safety Issues, Share the Road
Honolulu Advertiser: Workshops to promote bicycle-friendly environment
The state Department of Health is sponsoring a series of workshops aimed at making Hawai’i more bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly. The workshops, sponsored in collaboration with One Voice For Livable Islands, a community-based network are titled “Creating Safe Communities Through Public Involvement” and are scheduled on Nov. 3 and Nov. […]
Posted by admin on 10/30/07 in Sustainable Transport Issues
Cafe Babel: Velib: bicycle + freedom on city streets
The French capital has been enjoying the success of the Vélib’ adventure since summer 2007, and the urban rent-a-bicycle-for-next-to-nothing fever has caught the rest of Europe. An invasion. A flood. On 15 July 2007, more than ten million bicycles were installed in 750 bike stations all over […]
Posted by admin on 10/30/07 in Sustainable Transport Issues
Roanoke.com: Organizers of Sharebike venture aim to provide two-wheelers for area use
A Roanoke group is almost ready to begin a bike-sharing enterprise that wants to provide cheap and environmentally friendly transportation. Sharebike founder Ron McCorkle looks at a pile of donated bikes Wednesday at his home. ‘’We have many bikes, and they’re all ready,’’ he […]
Posted by admin on 10/30/07 in Cycling Advocacy News
Rekord.co.za: Cycling has proven itself locally and internationally as one
Cycling has proven itself locally and internationally as one of the best marketing tools. Yet few people seem to realise it.
OUTsurance has made an exception to the rule in the Tshwane Mayoral Ride taking place in Pretoria on July 29. According to Salim Yusuf, president of […]
Posted by admin on 10/30/07 in Cycling Infrastructure
Evening Standard: Boroughs put a spoke in cycle network
A proposed network of cycle routes across London may never be completed because of technical difficulties and a lack of political support from some boroughs. A report warns there is a “high risk” that the 560-mile London Cycle Network Plus, which aims to create safe, continuous routes, […]
Posted by admin on 10/30/07 in Cycling Advocacy News, Featured
Cycling Promotion Fund: National Bicycling Achievement Awards 2007
Making Australia more bicycle friendly requires action, commitment, innovation, vision and persistence. Without the work of dedicated individuals and organisations, many of the facilities and initiatives we take for granted today would not be there.
The Cycling Promotion Fund, an initiative of Bicycle Industries Australia Ltd, believes that recognising […]
Posted by admin on 10/29/07 in Cyclist Incidents
The Mercury: Guilty verdict on cycle crash
Further articles about Kate Tamayo
A 64-year-old man who hit and killed a cyclist on the East Derwent Highway last year has been found guilty of causing her death by negligent driving. Edward James Alderton, of Bagdad, struck Kate Tamayo, 42, with his Toyota Landcruiser as she was cycling […]
Posted by admin on 10/29/07 in Commuter Tales
The Electric New Paper: Cycle, Bathe, Dress for work
To you, CBD stands for Central Business District. To a yuppie who cycles 10km to work, it stands for…Cycle, Bathe, Dress for work. Human resource consultant Ng Soo Ming relies on his mountain bike to get him to his office in the central business district. The […]
Posted by admin on 10/29/07 in Traffic Safety Issues
The Telegraph: Nowhere to pedal
In India, cyclists are the most exposed and least respected commuters on the roads, says Amrita Johri. Risk factor: Absence of cycle lanes endangers the life of cyclists and slows down the speed of traffic. Cycling past the majestic Red Fort on a breezy overcast day, the wind in his hair, […]
Posted by admin on 10/29/07 in Cycling Infrastructure, Share the Road
Herald Sun: Police target cyclists on Southbank Promenade
Cyclists planning a quick spin by the Yarra today could be in for a shock, with Victoria Police planning to crack down on those pedalling too quickly. Cyclists speeding along the Southbank Promenade will be targeted in a bid to “create a safe environment for pedestrians and cyclists […]