Florida Voice: Editorial - Pedaling reduces car congestion, saves fuel
I have a dear friend in South Florida whom I used to describe as the most anti-walking and anti-bicycling demographic imaginable. He drove a large SUV occupied by only him, thought anyone who rode their bike was a “treehugger” and always scoffed at the thought of […]

Cambridge Evening News: Cash help for cycling staff
Company bosses are being urged to encourage staff to cycle to work. They could be in line for a share of £8,000 to spend on cycle stands and shelters and have been invited to apply for the cash offered by Cambridgeshire Travel for Work Partnership. As […]

Columbia Missourian: Residents curb car usage for ‘Low-Car’ challenge
Chad Canfield’s alarm blares. He peers at it: 4:30 a.m. His feet won’t hit the floor until 5, but within the hour, he’ll strap on a helmet and buzz down Broadway, where he’ll combat zero traffic and get a rare peek at Columbia while most of the […]

Kauai Garden Island: Bicyclist lights up night as beacon of safety
If Kaua‘i bicyclists want to know how to negotiate roads safely at night, they should look up Gary Simao of Lihu‘e. For safety reasons, Simao, an avid bicyclist for 27 years, rides a customized mountain bicycle that has been fitted with five headlights and […]

BBC Online: Commuters offered unclaimed bikes
Use of cycles will be offered free of charge in Inverness Bikes handed into the police and have remained unclaimed are to be offered to commuters so they can cycle the last leg of their journey to work. Inverness and Nairn Transport Forum said they hoped the Re-Cycle scheme […]

The Day.com: How I Brought Exxon Mobil to its Knees
While crossing the Gold Star bridge one day last week I had to jam on the brakes and swerve to avoid a bicyclist heading straight toward me. Of course, he also had to veer aside to make room for me on my bike. I was pedaling […]

Daily Herald : Bicycle federation honors organizations that met the Challenge
Last month, the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation honored participants and winners in the 14th annual Bicycle Commuter Challenge at a luncheon at the Fairmont Chicago hotel. The luncheon, presented by SRAM Corp., brought together bike-commuting advocates from all over the Chicago area.
I was honored to […]

Press Release: Over 40% of Cyclists Expose Themselves
A recent survey conducted by Cycleguard, the online bicycle insurance provider revealed that over 40% of cyclists exposed themselves to unnecessary risk by not having suitable bicycle insurance. Coventry, United Kingdom, August 26, 2007 –(PR.com)– These figures are all the more surprising in light of recent […]

Washington Post: As Web Fuels Bike Thefts, Victims Turn Vigilantes
By the time he got the call last month, Martin Moulton had given up on his stolen $3,000 bike. The caller, a friend, had been browsing through bike ads on Craigslist when he spotted Moulton’s 2005 Cannondale with its unmistakable, custom-ordered Spiderflex saddle. “Adam,” as the […]

York Region.com: Have bike, will travel
Reporter Caroline Grech risks life and limb to cycle to work on York’s mean streets
“The bicycle is the most efficient machine ever created: converting calories into gas, a bicycle gets the equivalent of 3,000 miles per gallon.” — Bill Strickland, The Quotable Cyclist.
I left Gloria at home today. Gloria is […]

Crewe Chronicle: Staff may be disciplined for riding bicycles into work
Members of staff at Crewe Works could face disciplinary action for riding into work on their bikes. The 10 workers at Bombardier were told on Thursday they breached company policy for not dismounting from their cycles when they arrived at work the previous morning, […]

The Prague Post: Accidents rise amid bicycle boom
A surge in cycling’s popularity has a tragic flip side — a rise in bicycle accidents. Police say the number of traffic accidents caused by cyclists rose nearly one-third in the first half of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. That meant 1,209 traffic accidents were […]

The Oregonian: Secret habits of timid cyclists studied Urban transportation - A PSU researcher’s GPS units will reveal local routes used by less-confident riders
If you’re a cyclist who rides fewer than four days a week, Jennifer Dill would like to track your movements using satellite technology. Dill, a transportation researcher at Portland State University, wants […]

The Oregonian: Leaving the car behind and commuting by bike
Wednesday’s print edition of The Oregonian has a story on Jennifer Dill, a transportation researcher at Portland State University, who is working on a project to see how bicyclists choose their routes around the city. She’s recruiting volunteers to carry GPS units on their rides. The […]

Seattle PI: Drivers trade gas pedals for bicycle pedals - Ridership up during I-5 work
Most years, the precipitating event is Bike-to-Work day. Each May, it signals an end to the long winter slumber of Gary Powell’s bicycle. This year was different, however. The house, the family, the “eight million other things to do,” he said, […]

EPD24: Students asked to get on their bikes
Students and staff at UEA are being asked to go green and get on their bikes as part of a new scheme to boost the number of people cycling to and from campus. The try-before-you-buy initiative provides people with the free use of a bicycle and accessories […]

SMH: Pedal power in bloom as city parking withers
“Even riding through town isn’t so bad” …  Antony Cliffe rides to his city office from Drummoyne and says it takes half the time of the bus. When it comes to the luxury of free parking at corporate headquarters, a fair climb up the […]

Redlands Daily Facts: Redlands man enjoys his two-wheel commute
As Southern California continues to expand and freeway overpasses arch toward the heavens, the air quality will continue to worsen. “We live in the region with the worst air quality in the nation and 80 percent of it is from mobile sources emissions,” said Jonathan Baty, a […]

CantonRep.com: It might be a good time to take up biking
With gas prices reaching $3 a gallon more than once this year, another option to get to work and around town is bicycling.  The two-wheelers require no gas - only leg-pumping action - and need only an extra inner tube, a pump and a few […]

The Age: Get on your bike, says Dr Mad Max
Stuart Emmerson hates trucks. Over the past two years, on his ride to work, the Northcote doctor has been hit six times. Once, he sustained serious injuries. But Dr Emmerson is not your average cycle-to-work type of guy. He is more of a cycling super-commuter. […]