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Iowa considers three foot passing law

March 12, 2013 – 3:41 pm

Three is a magic number Iowa legislators have introduced three bills for the 2013 session, each of which amends Iowa vehicle code to require at least three feet of space when a motorist passes a cyclist.

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Santa Cruz County bicycle safety survey 2012

November 19, 2012 – 1:42 pm

The Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency (HSA) and the Community Traffic Safety Coalition of Santa Cruz County (CTSC) released the results of their 2012 bicycle traffic survey. Each May and June, HSA staffers and community volunteers count cyclists at various locations throughout Santa Cruz County and observe their behavior. For 2012, they counted 3,046 read more »

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Hurricane Biker Girls of Lower Manhattan

November 2, 2012 – 10:31 am

NYC film maker Casey Neistat spent the night of Sandy biking around the flooded streets of Manhattan. Here’s his video of that night.

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Counterpoint to Cohen’s ethical scofflaw argument

August 6, 2012 – 11:31 am

Ethicist Randy Cohen’s essay on the ethics of running red lights has gone viral over the weekend. Cohen argues that cyclists who run red lights (after ensuring the intersection is clear) cause no harm, so there’s no ethical breach when they do so. Financial journalist and New York cyclist Felix Salmon argues that cyclists who read more »

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The multipurpose bike lane

July 19, 2012 – 8:00 am

When I ran video Wednesday morning of my ride across San Jose on the brand new bike lanes on 3rd & 4th Streets, I didn’t have this in mind.

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San Fran Mag and their stupid bike survey

May 31, 2012 – 2:06 pm

San Francisco Magazine claims to offer “insightful and award-winning editorial coverage of national, regional and local issues,” but a recent survey from them asking cyclists to catalog their scofflaw behavior suggests they’re more interested in controversy and division rather than any real insight.

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