October 6, 2008
by julie
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Many well-intentioned motorists will ‘wave’ a bicyclist through an intersection, basically ceding their right-of-way to the cyclist. It’s sweet that they are actually noticing the cyclist, but it can be hazardous for the bicyclists to accept this intended courtesy. Here’s … Continue reading
October 1, 2008
by julie
Comments Off on Further Coverage: Tragedy on Summit
WCCO now has a story on the cyclist death on Summit. The woman’s husband is looking for better striping for the bike lane at the point his wife died: Bowar’s concern is that the bike lane his wife was riding … Continue reading
September 30, 2008
by julie
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The Star-Tribune reports that bicyclist injuries are up this year. Rightly, they do observe that increased popularity of the sport and transportation method create more opportunity for cyclist injury. More riders? More opportunity. That math is simple. However, the article … Continue reading
September 28, 2008
by julie
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The death today of a cyclist on Summit Avenue in St. Paul sadly demonstrates that cyclists keeping to bike lanes – as some motorists urge – simply isn’t an answer. In each place where the inner service road meets the … Continue reading
September 18, 2008
by julie
Comments Off on Trash Talk
The League of American Bicyclists have a nice little section on their web site called Trash Talk. They track stupid things said about bicycles and examine the underlying issues, and give some nice talking points around the standard red-herrings used … Continue reading