A Happy Good Friday to you. Some tweeters have started a tradition of “#followfriday” in which they list other tweeters that they follow on Twitter. I’ll list some of the blogs (mostly on bicycling) that I looked at today. A PedX Courier on Ocean Street in Santa Cruz makes a delivery. Photo by Richard Masoner. […]
New York Times: Middle School Lessons in Traffic Safety. Some interesting stuff: The number of child injuries during school dropoff/pickup times has increased over the years. Nationwide, roughly 21 percent of morning traffic is generated by parents driving children to school according to Safe Routes to School. “Traffic patterns around schools in Los Angeles have […]
The Dancing Chain, 3rd Edition. Unlike other bicycle history books, which cover only the first 100 years, this book deals extensively with the second century of bicycle development. It traces the development of the modern derailleur bicycle from its crude beginnings right up to the most modern mountain bikes and road racing bicycles. This thoroughly […]
If you’re in the South Bay and don’t have other plans this Easter Sunday, I invite you to my church at 878 Boynton Drive in San Jose, California. 10 AM “Resurrection Sunday Service,” and then a “Celebration Concert” at 6:30 PM. If you read Cyclelicious and think you’ll visit, I’d love to meet you. That […]
Welcome to Cyclelicious. Take the quiz and see how well you do. Answers immediately below. 1. Motorists in Portland, Oregon come to a legal, complete stop at stop signs how often? 92% of the time 62% 44% 22% If you answered 92%, you’re not even close. 62% and 44% aren’t right either. The Portland (OR) […]
Alan @ EcoVelo beat me to this news: David Bryne (of Talking Heads fame) has a book coming out this September. Bicycle Diaries is Byrne’s travelogue chronicling his urban bicycle journeys through London, Berlin, Istanbul, Buenos Aires, Paris, Belgrade, Sydney, Manila and New York. The book promises a “panoramic window on urban life over the […]