A surgeon stuck in traffic commandeered a child’s bike so she could get to the operating room.
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Dr. Catherine Baucom rides a bicycle
August 23, 20126 Comments on Dr. Catherine Baucom rides a bicycle
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Bike lanes popular with New Yorkers
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When asked simply whether the bike lanes were a good idea or a bad idea, 66 percent of New Yorkers said they were a good idea, according to a new poll by The New York Times. A majority in all boroughs said they thought the lanes were a good idea, with support highest in Manhattan.
Twenty-seven percent of residents called the lanes a bad idea, and 7 percent had no opinion or did not answer
More in the New York Times –> Bicycle Lanes Draw Wide Support Among New Yorkers, Survey Finds. Via Transportation Nation, which provides additional commentary and a little history on the issue of bike lanes in New York City.
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Watsonville police sergeant rides fixed
August 16, 20122 Comments on Watsonville police sergeant rides fixed
Watsonville, CA police sergeant Henry Robles rides a fixed gear bicycle.
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Bicycle Blog Link Love
August 15, 20127 Comments on Bicycle Blog Link Love
Happy Hump Day. I hope you find this collection of stories useful.
Every cycling advocate should read this –> The Travails of a Novice Bike Commuter. I helped a hopelessly lost first time bike commuter last night on the Guadalupe River Trail in San Jose. She’s the fifth person I’ve helped find her way over the past three weeks. Lady Fleur and I are talking about some guerrilla wayfinding signs for the GRT south of Coleman Avenue, where everybody seems to get lost.
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Bikestorming: 51% on bikes by 2030
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Found this group after they linked to me in their blog. Bikestorming seeks to make cycling the majority form of transportation for the entire planet’s urban population.
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Toronto’s scofflaw mayor
August 14, 20124 Comments on Toronto’s scofflaw mayor
Rob Ford, the famously anti-cyclist mayor of Toronto, Ontario who rants about the entitlement and privilege of the bicycle elite in Canada’s largest city, apparently is frequently caught breaking the law as he drives his Ford Escalade SUV.
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