From Alto Velo: Ashleigh Jackson, 24, is a member of the Alto Velo cycling team. She was riding around 5:30 p.m. Sunday April 19, 2009 when a late-model silver BMW drove up from behind and struck her on Hwy 9 and Fruitvale Avenue in Saratoga. Jackson’s boyfriend, David Nelson said the car’s mirror clipped Jackson […]
Bike lawyer Bob Mionske’s latest column on the rights of cyclists has been making the rounds. It’s a long article but worth reading: Tony and Ryan were heading home from a long road ride when Lawrence County, Ohio Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife reportedly began harassing the cyclists and got all rambo on the cyclists. When […]
Every facility is a bike facility for trials rider Danny MacAskill, which is a really unfortunate name for a guy who rides a bike with no saddle.
William Angel set off on his Saturday morning bike ride wearing a tail light, yellow vest and reflective shoes on March 29 2008. Motorist Kerri Lee Jasper didn’t see him and rear ended him at 6:45 AM, sending Mr. Angel to the hospital with a broken back. The court, naturally, found Ms. Jasper innocent. The […]
Santa Clara County, California will spend about $40 million in bike facilities, which is possibly more than is spent in some entire states. The opening of a new bicycle-pedestrian bridge in Sunnyvale and another a half-mile south over Highway 101 at Borregas Avenue off an unprecedented $40 million worth of improvements stretching from Cupertino to […]