MapQuest adds a bicycle option to the “Open” version of their online directions service.
MapQuest adds a bicycle option to the “Open” version of their online directions service.
Herby begins: “It was a long, bumpy road to Ouagadougou, Africa’s best-named capital and ground zero for the Tour de Faso. We loaded into the rickety minivan that’s transported the Benin team to races for over a decade. Owned by a former cyclist, the ‘Miracle de Dieu’ has transported the Benin team to races for over a decade and has become a fixture on the West African racing scene.” Read the full story here.
Last night I repeated the news of the bike ban in Black Hawk, Colorado. You’ll recall that city officials cited ‘safety’ as the reason. So let’s look at bike safety in Black Hawk.
The town of Black Hawk, Colorado banned bicycles from most of its local streets. And Black Hawk Mayor David Spellman — who won the mayoral election unanimously in 2008 — is a drunken wife beater who consistently ranks as the most corrupt public official in Colorado. Really.