Happy first day of the meteorological summer. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) announced its first summertime Spare the Air Alert for 2016. Because ground-level ozone is forecast to be at unhealthy levels tomorrow, the BAAQMD advises you to avoid “vigorous outdoor exercise” to limit your exposure, while also asking you to take […]
Happy National Bike Week in the United States. You probably know about and participate in the National Bike Challenge, in which you sign up to challenge yourself and your peers to ride more miles during the months of the challenge (May thru September). The more miles you ride, the more points you can earn for […]
Woo hoo! I make a special appearance for about two seconds in the background at 1:05 in a Bike to Work Day 2016 video from the San Francisco Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC).
What if you could make driving dramatically more expensive in a way that won’t punish people who drive, but reward those who seek ways to reduce their driving without wrecking the economy? Thirty years ago, conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer proposed a what he called the “Net Zero Gas Tax to reduce consumption. To keep revenue […]
Several weeks ago I asked the Internet which road bicycle fenders should I install and you, loyal readers, responded with surprising enthusiasm for the Crud Roadracer Mk2.
Quick personal note: I am traveling this week and may be slow in approving comments, which are currently under manual moderation. Some of you may remember the the death of 66 year old Margaret Bengs on November 2, 2015 in Sacramento, CA. Bengs attempted to cross Fair Oaks Boulevard at Kenneth Avenue on her bicycle […]