Monthly Archives: November 2011

Left cross on video

Surveillance camera captures a classic “left cross” collision.

Bike portraits San Francisco

Artist Alice Stribling writes she’s “sort of obsessed with bicycles. I love to ride bicycles. I enjoy reading about bicycles. But I am particularly obsessed with drawing bicycles.” The problem? “Bikes are hard to draw, for reals.”

Contest: Win an earbud

Win the in-ear One Good Earbud.

Toyota’s Toyoda: Gas Is Great

While most Japanese auto execs touted the future of electric cars at the Tokyo Motor Show yesterday, Toyota president Akio Toyoda exclaimed he loves the smell of gasoline and hopes the choking, carcinogenic lung-destroying fumes of the internal combustion engine never become obsolete. Toyoda also expressed disappointment in today’s generation, who don’t appreciate motor cars read more »

Midweek bike news roundup

Bike lane petition Monterey County for a road between Marina and Salinas. I’m personally ambivalent about a four inch vs six inch stripe, but the Farm Bureau’s official opposition to this project just seems petty to me. Might be noteworthy that California’s mandatory bike lane law applies if the stripe is six inches wide, whereas read more »

One Good Earbud

One Good Earbud combines both stereo channels into a single earbud, leaving the other ear open while you ride.