“Polo games in which the players are mounted on bikes instead of ponies is the latest sport devised for the amusement of Hollywood movie stars.” “Clair Dodd, movie star, playing polo on bicycle equipped with special ring-shaped handlebars.” Image from Modern Mechanix.
From the Santa Cruz Sentinel: A 53-year-old Aptos man was riding eastbound in the bike lane on Soquel Drive when a man parked on the shoulder opened his car door and caused the cyclist to veer into a car that was stopped at a red light. Full story here, including comments from the peanut gallery […]
Local news media reported yet another pedestrian hit-and-run fatality in San Jose, CA. This one occurred on Snell Avenue just south of Capitol Expressway in south San Jose. There’s a twist in this case: police are treating this death not as an accident, but a homicide:
This “Hell is other people” letter to the editor in the San Jose Mercury News last Friday caught my eye.
The Atlanta Bicycle Coalition highlights the simple pleasures of biking while also talking up their accomplishments and projects. Well done. H/T to Russ.
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) began longer hours during the week and Sunday service on the popular 522 “Rapid” bus line, which connects East San Jose to Palo Alto along Alum Rock Avenue, Santa Clara Street, The Alameda, and El Camino Real. The 522 bus now runs until 10:30 PM during the week […]