August 19, 2011Leave a Comment
John Murphy reviews the new bike lanes along SFO at Streetsblog SF. Murph regularly bike commutes from his home in San Francisco to his high tech job in Silicon Valley along one of the SF2G routes. When I worked in Menlo Park we’d occasionally pass each other somewhere in Palo Alto.
August 18, 20112 Comments on Flywheel bike on Science Friday
Maxwell von Stein and his flywheel bicycle made it to Science Friday.
Props to Murali. The people behind the usual suspects (e.g. Bike Hugger and Bicycle Design) and I all saw von Stein’s flywheel bike design re-posted at all of the various design blogs, but we independently decided there wasn’t anything new here. Props to von Stein, though, for using this to draw some attention to his job hunt — it’s a great project in that regard. I love that he’s using a NuVinci 360 hub in this as well.
August 17, 20115 Comments on Federal gas tax expires in September
Have you noticed the 18.4 cent Federal gasoline tax that funds 90% of the U.S. Highway Trust Fund expires on September 30?
August 17, 20113 Comments on California town removes bike ban
This “no bicycles in street” sign on Fernleaf Avenue in Newport Beach, CA community of Corona del Mar illegally directs bike riders to walk their bikes on the adjacent sidewalk. Update: After action by local cyclists, the city said they’ll remove the sign and replace it with a warning.
August 16, 2011Leave a Comment
Okay, this Revolight persistence of vision rim mounted bicycle light is groovy.
A tube of LEDs is clipped to the inside of each bicycle rim, with power from a battery packed near the hub and synchronization through a fork mounted magnet.
According to Revolight’s Kickstarter page, MSRP will be $220. A similar POV bicycle wheel light, Dan Goldwater’s Monkey Lectric, retails for $65.
August 16, 20113 Comments on How to drive while using two cell phones
David Secker of Norwich, England was cited for driving 70 MPH while talking on one phone and texting with another. He reportedly used his knees to steer, though his lawyer denies that was the case. Police say Secker made them wait to complete his call after they pulled him over.
The judge hearing Secker’s case fined him £150, assessed 14 points against his license, and banned him from driving for 12 months.
More at BBC: Driver spotted using two mobile phones is banned. Via Gizmodo.