Month: April 2011

UK bicycle safety politico rides helmetless

UK Member of Parliament and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport Norman Baker, who is responsible for cycling, walking and local transportation planning, has attracted some controversy from car-driving road safety advocates. Baker likes to demonstrate the safety of cycling by riding without a bicycle helmet.

Baker earned fame earlier in his political career by eschewing a government provided car and electing to use a Brompton folding bicycle for trips between his office and the House of Commons.

Via CycleStreets UK.

Fish in a barrel

Happy Friday.

A few days ago I watched as three or four Menlo Park police officers pulled drivers over left and right near El Camino Real. They weren’t secretive about it either — the black and whites were out in the open and very visible. As soon as an officer caught and then released a driver, he’d get in his car and literally within seconds he pulled another over.

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