Bay Area Bike Share explains why SF bikes can’t leave the city

Published / by Richard Masoner / 4 Comments on Bay Area Bike Share explains why SF bikes can’t leave the city

Shortly after Bay Area Bike Share launched, an intrepid bike person pushed the limits of the system to see how far he could take the system in the proud tradition of hackers everywhere, because that’s what we do. He discovered San Francisco bikes cannot be docked outside of San Francisco. After some internal investigation, the […]

Wrong way cycling not as dangerous as we thought?

Published / by Richard Masoner / 5 Comments on Wrong way cycling not as dangerous as we thought?

The other day Elly Blue wrote that wrong-way riding (aka “salmoning”) is maybe not so much a character flaw as it is an indication that something is wrong with the system, whether it be evidence of a lack in bicycle safety education or a problem with our infrastructure.

Jerry Brown has NOT signed AB 1371 into law

Published / by Richard Masoner / 2 Comments on Jerry Brown has NOT signed AB 1371 into law

RETRACTION Acting on bad or premature information, I tweeted that Jerry Brown had signed AB 1371 into law on Thursday afternoon. This is the Three Feet for Safety Act recently passed in the California legislature. About a hundred people retweeted or repeated this information. It turns out I was incorrect. I called bill author Steven […]