Tag Archives: Florida

Kansas & Florida opt out of trail funding

September 11, 2012 – 2:52 pm

The MAP-21 transportation funding passed by Congress last June included a controversial opt-out provision. States were given leeway to eliminate already anemic “enhancements” funding and use the whole enchilada for highway spending only.

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Walk & Roll Central Florida

April 17, 2012 – 1:30 pm

For several years, Jody Lazar and other parents have run a “Walk & Roll” program for their elementary and middle school children in Maitland, Florida (north of Orlando, FL).

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Gene Hackman rides a bike

January 13, 2012 – 5:00 pm

81 year old actor Gene Hackman was hit from behind by a car pickup truck as he rode his bicycle on Islamorada in the Florida Keys this afternoon. He’s been released from the hospital. No charges have been filed against the driver of the pickup truck who hit Hackman, according to the Miami Herald. More read more »

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Passing distance vs distance from curb

October 26, 2011 – 10:40 am
Narrow passing distance bicycle

Study shows gutter bunnies get squeezed; for maximum passing distance, ride three to four feet from the curb. The Florida Department of Transportation published a study [PDF] in which highway researchers measured how much room car and truck drives gave cyclists on Florida roads.

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Road Rage and Florida’s 3 foot law

July 21, 2011 – 5:30 am

Judge throws out road rage assault case against cyclist in spite of video evidence. Florida has a three foot passing law, though you wouldn’t know it from watching Ken Bereski’s video in Miami Beach.

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Dalai Lama nephew killed by SUV

February 15, 2011 – 7:21 pm

Jigme Norbu, a nephew of the Dalai Lama, was killed during a Valentine’s Day “Walk for Tibet” after he was struck by an SUV near St. Augustine, Florida last night.

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