Posted by admin on 10/28/07 in Share the Road
Cambridge Times – Letters: Roads not safe for cyclists
I am one of the bike riders Tom Dunning criticized in a letter to the paper regarding cyclists riding on sidewalks. I am an adult that must rely on getting around the city by bicycle due to the unfortunate mishap of my car being stolen from my [...]
Posted by admin on 10/26/07 in Share the Road
South Manchester Reporter: War on the road
Who is the real menace of the road? That was the question being posed this week after a new report showed that one in two people want a crackdown on cyclists who flout the Highway Code. Motorists have hit out at cyclists – who some have branded lycra louts [...]
Posted by admin on 10/26/07 in Commuter Tales, Share the Road
The Varsity: A cyclist’s crash course – After getting hit by cars seven times, Kristen courtney has a thing or two to say about bike safety on and around Toronto’s largest campus
Kristen Courtney is no newcomer to cycling. The third-year law student at the University of Toronto has been riding her bike for years, and [...]
Posted by admin on 10/20/07 in Share the Road
2News.tv: Bicyclists and Motorists Sharing the Road
Antonio Gonzalez told CBS 2 Eyewitness News, “A lot of people don’t realize how vulnerable cyclists are.” He was hit by a car a few years back while riding his bike in Boise, “A car came up beside me and started to slow down and took a right [...]
Posted by admin on 09/27/07 in Cyclist Incidents, Featured, Share the Road
Queens Ledger: Cyclist’s Death Inspires PSAs
The death of an avid Greenpoint bicyclist has inspired a new safety campaign urging drivers to be aware that they share the road with bikes. Liz Byrne was 45 years old when she was hit by a truck and killed in September of 2005 at the intersection of Kent Avenue [...]
Posted by admin on 09/9/07 in Share the Road, Traffic Safety Issues
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 [...]
Posted by admin on 09/3/07 in Cyclist Incidents, Share the Road
Streetsblog: Memorial Ride for Youth Killed While Cycling in Brooklyn and Queens
Join cyclists who will ride in honor of two New York City youths who have perished while riding their bikes. Luis Ramos, 18, was killed on June 23rd while he was biking to work on Flushing Avenue near Beaver Street. Carolina Hernandez, 13, was [...]
Posted by admin on 09/3/07 in Share the Road, Traffic Safety Issues
Leader-Post: Sharing the road is all about ‘respect’
If Chris Bikula could ask Regina’s drivers one thing, it would be this: “Please use your signal lights.” The avid bicyclist was one of about 100 Regina bicyclists who took to the streets on Friday, as part of an event to raise awareness about bicycle traffic and foster [...]
Posted by admin on 09/2/07 in Cycling Infrastructure, Cyclist Incidents, Share the Road, Traffic Safety Issues
Sunday Mail: Cycling ‘death traps’ revealed
They are Adelaide’s cycling blackspots – supposed safe havens that are pitted with potholes and come to an abrupt end just centimetres from hurtling trucks. Cyclists are demanding a revamp of the state’s cycle lanes in an attempt to reduce road deaths and injuries. One road safety advocate has [...]
Posted by admin on 08/28/07 in Share the Road, Traffic Safety Issues
AJC.com: Bikers becoming targets – Aggressive drivers illegally harassing metro biking community
The Atlanta metro area’s increased traffic congestion has spawned ever escalating levels of road rage. Cyclists have especially felt the brunt of this through increased attacks by automobile drivers trying to scare us off the roads. Many are probably unaware of the Georgia laws [...]