March 17, 20144 Comments on Drivers confused by San Francisco bike lanes
Stanley Roberts reports from Folsom Street.
Some background about this project at Streetsblog SF.
March 13, 2014Leave a Comment
I and others have commented on the obligatory news photos and videos of somebody on a bike during extreme weather events such as hurricanes and blizzards. We even had a unicycle photobomb a story about a Utah ice storm this winter.
And now, we have a news photo of a man riding his unicycle through… a drought?
March 13, 20142 Comments on Austin Mayor: Drunk driving angers him; Is killing while sober okay?
From the Austin American Statesman on the allegedly drunk driver who drove at high speed through a crowd of people attending a South by Southwest event in downtown Austin, Texas:
“The Austin Police department is investigating this matter as allegedly involving drunk driving. If this is true, this fact angers me. Drunk driving is never acceptable, and can lead to deadly consequences,” [said Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell in a prepared statement.]
This seems to imply that Mayor Leffingwell believes killing two people and injuring two dozen more is not worthy of outrage if you’re sober.
Does the Travis County Attorney routinely prosecute drivers who kill pedestrians if the driver is not drunk or otherwise impaired? Or are these incidents seen as “just a tragic accident”?
March 13, 2014Leave a Comment
A couple of items of note from Santa Cruz, California.
March 13, 20141 Comment on Bicycle race at the Melbourne Grand Prix
Okay, this is pretty cute.
Ferrari drivers Kimi Raikkonen of Finland and Fernando Alonso of Spain pedal bicycles to power toy Formula One race cars on a track during a promotional event ahead of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 12, 2014.
March 12, 20141 Comment on Seabright Brewery co-owner seriously injured in bike crash
Keith Cranmer, a co-owner of the popular Seabright Brewery in Santa Cruz, California, was seriously injured in an apparent solo bike crash on Wednesday, March 5. He remains hospitalized in Oakland with serious injuries.
From the Santa Cruz Sentinel:
About 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Cranmer was on his morning bike ride between the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley
[Cranmer] was riding downhill with a helmet on and was found unconscious about 30 feet from his road bike, witnesses said. It was not clear if a car pulled in front of him, his tire blew out or what caused the crash
More in the Sentinel: Cycling crash injures co-owner of Seabright Brewery. With best wishes for a complete recovery for Mr. Cranmer, who frequently hosts meetings and events for bike advocates at his establishment.