I've been doing a lot more night biking now that the weather is nice. On Saturday I rode U Street and up to Adams Morgan. It's been so long since I went out there on a Saturday night that I felt like I was visiting a city I used to live in.
- Anecdotally at least, bike thefts are up. Tips to avoid it.
- More buildings in DC will come with no parking, and they're relying on cycling to make it work. "Douglas Development is planning to set every resident up with a one-year subscription to Capital Bikeshare, a one-year subscription to Zipcar, and a $50 Metro card."
- Montgomery County bikeshare meetings.
- One reader argues that every cyclist should wear a helmet.
- Third Washington D.C. Bloomsday Ride on Friday June 14th.
- Pedestrian and Cyclist Peace Treaty
You really would think that helmets are a talisman that provides complete safety, which is just silly. Only my handlebar-mounted fossilized walrus penis bone does that.
Posted by: Crickey7 | June 10, 2013 at 05:59 PM
Where did you find a handlebar-mountable one? I've been looking all over. Mine is hand-held so I have to choose between being able to use the brakes or the cell phone.
Posted by: contrarian | June 10, 2013 at 07:03 PM
I've only had 2 very serious spills in my decades of biking and both times I busted up my helmet good (though not my head). I have a hard time sympathizing with the anti-helmet zeal.
Posted by: Cycle DC | June 10, 2013 at 08:54 PM
Can I get a fossilized walrus penis bone at my local bike store, or is it a special order? It wasn't on Nashbar.
Posted by: SJE | June 10, 2013 at 09:19 PM
A lack of helmets is not the cause for cycling deaths. The lack of safe cycling infrastructure is the problem. The Dutch rarely wear helmets, ride bicycles much more yet have less cycling deaths.
http://www.wimp.com/cyclepaths/
Don't get me wrong, wearing helmets while cycling is a great idea but it's not the solution to the problem.
Posted by: Joe | June 10, 2013 at 09:48 PM