A couple of bike safety videos have been making the rounds. This video illustrating the danger of wrong way cycling from the Los Angeles Department of Transportation won a “Best PSA” Emmy award in 2006. Streetsblog objects to this “flippant, counterproductive” spot because it “plays up the supremacy of the motorist by likening cyclists to read more
I’ve been super busy at work, so I’m going to just point you to other good blog posts today. Cozy Beehive always has good stuff — here’s a collection of Ron’s recent posts: Campy 11 speed chain failure; Campy requires a $200 chain tool to change their 11 speed chain! Renewing research interest in bicycles. read more
In an article about the effectiveness of speed cameras in improving traffic safety in Virginia, Reardon Sullivan told the Montgomery County Council, “I am against the speed cameras. I don’t think they pick up one of the major hazards on our roadways in Montgomery County right now — bicyclists.“ More at SF Streetsblog, but holy read more
The Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic is the oldest continuously held race in New York. Created as a Father’s Day event in 1973 by David A. Walker, a community affairs police officer who also brought double Dutch to public schools, the race has molded several generations of New York cycling talent, including Nelson Vails, a former read more
San Francisco Bay Area: Gyrobike seeks controller. Timbuk2 seeks art director and marketing manager. TransForm (aka the Transportation and Land Use Coalition) seeks Contra Costa County organizer. eBike sales in downtown San Jose (I think I know the store — good people). Pedicab operators in Los Gatos, Campbell, Mountain View, Santa Clara, San Mateo, & read more
The U.S. Senator from New York, Charles Schumer, writes about exploring New York City by bicycle: I find that there is no better way to learn about what is going on in New York than by riding my bike through the neighborhoods and stopping and talking to people. I’ve loved riding a bike as long read more
