9-year old cyclist killed by Walt Disney World bus found to be at fault.
Frankly I come across so many "bike as getaway vehicle" stories that I hardly think them newsworthy anymore.
A Colorado town becomes the first place in the country to ban bicycling.
Black Hawk began enforcing its ordinance and issuing $68 tickets on June 5, five months after it passed the law requiring bicyclists to dismount and walk their two-wheelers through the town of about 100 residents. Black Hawk City Manager Michael Copp said eight citations have been issued so far.
Black Hawk's bicycle ban only applies to the narrow thoroughfares in town that are lined with historic buildings and newly built casinos, not the few residential streets. Bicyclists riding in on Colorado 279, a main route through the city, would have to dismount and walk about a quarter mile, Copp said.
A Tea Party leader compares the new DOT bike policy to the Killing Fields.
I swear to God he [Obama] wants to push bicycles as our means of transportation. I lie not. So we can pedal around like we're in Beijing? I swear to God it's like when Pol Pot depopulated ted the cities and killed everybody; Barack Obama wants to depopulate the countryside and make us all ride around on bicycles. I swear, it's the end of the era of motorized travel--to fight global warming!
San Diego woman injured in hit an run with cyclist.
Two drivers have been charged with felony vehicular manslaughter after one killed a pro cyclist after losing control of his car as part of a street race with the other.
At least we don't have to worry about being attacked by bears (though I did see one on the Allegheny Highlands Trail outside Frostburg once)
Crash at the end of the Tour de Suisse, Day 4. And Cycling's governing body will be checking bikes for motors placed in hidden compartments.
A new book covers the fascinating story of a young man who tried to bike around the world in 1892. The story covers his journey across two continents, his disappearance and the attempt to bring his killers to justice.
He received a hostile reception from some of the Chinese, who regarded him as a foreign devil on a hellish mechanical contrivance and would hurl rocks at him as he rode past.
Photo of a garbage can made from recycled bicycle parts by Cobalt123
Don't have a link offhand, but in the "Bike Items That Have Nothing to do with DC" category, there's a 180-mile, multi-day ride underway up in Maine (today's the last day) that is benefiting the American Lung Association. A friend of mine is riding in it...she's been posting photos on Facebook.
Regarding bears, they're closer than Frostburg: I've seen bear in northern Fauquier County.
Posted by: Froggie | June 20, 2010 at 12:37 PM
I've renamed Bike items that... to Tour de Links. It's easier to type.
Posted by: washcycle | June 20, 2010 at 03:05 PM
He received a hostile reception from some of the Chinese, who regarded him as a foreign devil on a hellish mechanical contrivance and would hurl rocks at him as he rode past.
Reading this paired with the Tea Party quote above is more than a little amusing.
Posted by: er | June 21, 2010 at 10:08 AM