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Motorcycle awareness month

May 20, 2013 – 11:22 am

May is both national bike month and Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. In California, this means Caltrans posts “Watch for motorcycles” messages on their electronic Sigalert highway signs. What’s the impact of this enhanced safety awareness?

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Former LAPD Officer Christopher Dorner tells cyclists “GET OFF THE ROAD!”

February 8, 2013 – 12:53 pm

Christopher Dorner is the guy on a one-man mission to clean up the Los Angeles Police Department and clear his name. In his rambling manifesto he names names and lists out the people he admires and loathes. He admires President George H.W. Bush, Senator Feinstein, and Anderson Cooper. He loathes most of the LAPD, NRA read more »

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Anti-cyclist bias by Los Altos police?

September 20, 2012 – 8:00 am

(File under rabble rousing.) My friend Ladyfleur looked at the new bike plan prepared by Alta Planning for the city of Los Altos, California and found something really alarming on Page 66 of the bike plan.

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It’s takes all types

September 6, 2012 – 1:35 pm

I ride part way to my office on the Guadalupe River Trail in San Jose, California. Like many urban bike trails, this path can be busy with a mix of cyclists and walkers of all ages. Since walkers are the “more vulnerable user” on these paths, I relax and slow to nearly walking speed, no read more »

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Sunnyvale Council: “We like traffic sewers!”

May 24, 2012 – 10:07 am
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Sunnyvale City Council nixes Bus Rapid Transit planning for El Camino Real. The Santa Clara County Valley Transportation Agency (VTA) is the transportation planning agency and transit provider for Silicon Valley in California. 20% of VTA’s bus passengers ride bus routes 22 & 522 along the historic El Camino Real (ECR). TO handle the transportation read more »

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Me vs the Tour of California

May 14, 2012 – 11:05 am
Amgen Tour of California Santa Cruz Route Bonny Doon to Aptos

The proposed plan: Shoot photos at Bonny Doon at 2 PM, then race by bike to the finish line and hope to beat the pros there for another set of photos at about 4 PM. Who thinks I can make it? The Amgen Tour of California 2012 will hit Santa Cruz County early this afternoon read more »

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