Monthly Archives: December 2011

NTSB recommendation rebuttals

I see many comments like “They should ban conversations with car passengers too!” in response to news about the US NTSB recommendation to ban all phone conversations for drivers. As Rush Limbaugh once liked to say, I can respond to this with half my brain tied behind my back. That link describes a study published read more »

Thomas Kent for Bicycle Clothing

It appears special clothes made especially for cycling is not a recent trend.

Christmas bikes

Turning Wheels for Kids (TWFK) donates thousands of brand new bicycles to children at Christmas time. In the six short years since a local nurse’s vision of giving an exciting gift to need children became reality, TWFK has become a Silicon Valley tradition.

Teen bike messenger knows the ropes

American photographer and historian Lewis Hine used his camera as a tool for social reform, shooting thousands of photos of working children to document their hardship and abuse between 1908 and 1924. Children as young as ten worked as bicycle messengers in several cities. Hine’s concern for these boys seems to be their long working read more »

Bicycle careers 12/13/2011

I see several career track job openings in this week’s edition of bicycle jobs.

Winter cycling promotion to fight traffic congestion

Advil’s “Congestion Relief Program” donated a snow plow and salt truck specifically for use on Chicago’s separated bike lanes. 50 Citizen Gotham folding bikes were also raffled off to those who showed up at promotional event.