Happy Friday, all, and happy 12 days until Christmas. I’m working up my list of top bike stories for 2013. I’ll mention Armstrong’s appearance on Oprah, Levi Leiphiemer’s retirement, California bike politics, and, of course, Roubaixgate, along with several other stories. What else should I mention? More bike news below.
As I type this, CHP have closed both lanes of northbound Highway 17 in Santa Cruz County, California. Somebody drove his vehicle off of the side of the highway and down the side of the mountain. Two women were ejected from the vehicle, and the car landed on top of one of the ejected passengers. […]
But it’s not what you might think. According to the Santa Cruz Sentinel, a man driving a utility truck north on Blackburn Avenue last Monday failed to stop for the stop sign at East Lake Avenue / Highway 152. He apparently blew through it, because he hit a van passing through the intersection with enough […]
The Superintendent of Torrey Pines State Reserve in San Diego, California issued a press release this morning announcing the immediate closure of the park road to pedestrians and downhill cyclists in the interests of visitor safety. Motor vehicle access via the park entrance road remains unhindered.
Michie O’Day was born with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), a genetic disorder in which tumors grow on the ends of nerve fibers. In O’Day’s case, the tumors grow in her brain and spinal cord. The disease and its treatment eventually led to loss of hearing and balance for Ms. O’Day. She is unable to participate […]
People for Bikes kicks off American bike months with this campaign to “roll together.” The common argument is that making room for bikes is a zero sum game in which motorists lose out or even part of a United Nations conspiracy to enslave freedom loving Americans. Encouraging people to bike, though, improves conditions for everybody. […]