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Fear the Road Rash

The Associated Press reports a tale of helmet enforcement that to my mind misses a point.

A police officer in New Zealand nabbed a pair of cyclists out for a little night ride in the nude. The constable sent the duo home for helmets.

While nudity is a chargeable offense in the twon of Whangamata, the constable was [...]

December 23rd, 2009 | Category: bicycle helmets, bicycle laws, bicycle recreation, bicycle safety, bicyclists, enforcement, fun | Comments are closed

Bike Path Fatality in Bloomington

I’ve said repeatedly that bike paths are not the magical safety zone that many would believe them to be. We have a tragic example of that from Bloomington, Minnesota, today. MPR reports a bicycle-related fatality as two cyclists collided head-on at a tunnel intersection on a bike path near 86th and Bush Lake Road.

MPR focuses on [...]

September 1st, 2009 | Category: bicycle helmets, bicycle routes, bicycle safety, bike trails, engineering, minnesota, roadway use, share the road, suburbs, traffic accidents | One comment - (Comments are closed)

Pediatrics Study: Bike Helmets for Children

Requiring children to wear bicycle helmets has reduced child bicycle-accident mortality in Ontario, Canada. [...]

December 14th, 2008 | Category: bicycle helmets, bicycle safety, bicyclists, biking with kids, common sense, science, traffic accidents | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

Bicycling on the Rise: Need to Knows

Multiple sources — from bike shops to news sources to anecdotal observation — suggests that bicycling is way up in response to heinous gasoline prices. I suspect this means that people who don’t normally ride much are coming out.

If I could give them a few tips, here are the things I would put into place as [...]

June 19th, 2008 | Tags: | Category: bicycle commuting, bicycle gear, bicycle helmets, bicycle laws, bicycle maintenance, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike education, education, encouragement, roadway use, share the road, traffic calming, vehicular cycling | 5 comments - (Comments are closed)

Free Bicycles for Republicans!

No, I’m not being catty. MPR reports that during the GOP Convention, 1,000 bicycles will be available for check-out from racks around both Minneapolis and St. Paul.

There are all sorts of interesting things to think about this.

How does this fit in with the St. Paul Council’s refusal to extend bar hours to save residents the sight [...]

May 9th, 2008 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle helmets, bicycle recreation, bicyclists, bike events, encouragement, minnesota, st. paul | Comments are closed
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