Santa Cruz considers fare cut; win free San Jose Earthquakes tickets; San Jose Bike Train

Published June 17, 2014 / by Richard Masoner / 1 Comment on Santa Cruz considers fare cut; win free San Jose Earthquakes tickets; San Jose Bike Train

Transit updates for Santa Cruz and Santa Clara Counties A public hearing for a fare reduction! This isn’t something I’ve seen in a while around here: The public is invited to comment on proposed fare change. This fare change will change the fare to $1.00 for K-12 students with a valid student identification card for […]

Stolen bike Twitterbot

Published June 16, 2014 / by Richard Masoner / 2 Comments on Stolen bike Twitterbot

Here’s a slick trick: Tweet a bicycle serial number to @IsItStolen, and a bot will reply automatically if that serial number is in the BikeIndex registry of stolen bikes.

Virginia: Hitting cyclist legal if you do it on a bike bridge

Published June 16, 2014 / by Richard Masoner / 1 Comment on Virginia: Hitting cyclist legal if you do it on a bike bridge

Kelley Howell was just riding along a bike pedestrian bridge in Norfolk, Virginia when she was hit head on by an SUV driven by an unnamed VDOT contractor.

Ride Report – Two DUI maniac vs cyclist results in DNF

Published June 16, 2014 / by Richard Masoner / 12 Comments on Ride Report – Two DUI maniac vs cyclist results in DNF

I received word of this violent encounter between a pair of drunks in a car and a group of cyclists somewhere in the vicinity of Oroville, California. The “two girls” in this narrative are in the riding group. The assailants are apparently in their 20s; the cyclist giving the narrative, Chuck, was participating in the […]

Study: Dramatic drop in head injuries when cities implement bike share

Published June 13, 2014 / by Richard Masoner / 13 Comments on Study: Dramatic drop in head injuries when cities implement bike share

TLDR Summary: In spite of the grossly misleading framing given by study author Dr Frederick Rivara, a long-time helmet advocate, the latest head injury study from Seattle shows total injury rates and head injury rates drop dramatically in cities that implement bike share programs, compared against control cities without bike share. Nursing Professor Janessa Graves’ […]

Ignazio Marino rides a bicycle

Published June 13, 2014 / by Richard Masoner / 1 Comment on Ignazio Marino rides a bicycle

The mayor of Rome, Dr. Ignazio Marino, routinely bikes to his office and to events around the city. #175378179 / gettyimages.com

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