CHP: Driver faultless in head-on collision with cyclist

Published / by Richard Masoner / 12 Comments on CHP: Driver faultless in head-on collision with cyclist

Allen Brumm was participating in an open road time trial Sunday morning when he was hit head-on by the 35 year old driver of a car who had changed lanes to pass on County Road 19, a rural two-lane road in Yolo County, California west of Sacramento. As you can see from the Google Streetview […]

Video of that wooden bike hour record

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I found TV Brussel video of Eddy Planckaert’s hour record on a wooden bicycle. English subtitles are available by clicking the Closed Caption control. 57 year old retired Belgian pro Eddy Planckaert rode nearly 12 kilometers on the Rochefort, Belgium velodrome. Planckaert took 30 laps around the track on the 30 kg bike to total […]

Commute Challenge: Bike Share bike vs helicopter, guess who wins?

Published / by Richard Masoner / 5 Comments on Commute Challenge: Bike Share bike vs helicopter, guess who wins?

We’ve seen the car vs bike (and sometimes vs public transportation) commuter challenges that pit various forms of transportation. For today’s Traffic #Popepocalypse in Manhattan, Huff Post Business Reporter Shane Ferro challenged a helicopter taxi service to a race across town.