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Pushed too far, cyclist presses charges - Salt Lake Tribune

Bultman took down the license number for what would become the first reported prosecution of Utah’s 2005 law requiring motorists, in most situations, to give cyclists a 3-foot buffer

The three foot law is a great idea a 5 foot law would be even better. Even if the people say the law is unenforceable, it does give drivers a guideline to use when they pass a cyclist. I think every state should have a law like this.

Bike Parking Lot, With Attendant, Is Planned for Midtown - New York Times via kwout

Maybe it’s because I don’t live in NY but I’m not really sure that I’d want to pay for a regular bike parking space. I haven’t had any trouble just locking my bike to lamp posts etc.

BTA Blog » Blog Archive » Bike Box in Action

It’s nice to see a city that is actively trying to increase bike safety. Even if they have to rip their ideas off of the Netherlands.

What is a bike box?
The bike box is an intersection safety design to prevent bicycle/car collisions, especially those between drivers turning right and bicyclists going straight. It is a green box on the road with a white bicycle symbol inside. It includes green bicycle lanes approaching and leading from the box.

Why are bike boxes being installed?
The main goal is to prevent collisions between motorists turning right and cyclists going straight. It’s all about visibility and awareness. At a red light, cyclists are more visible to motorists by being in front of them. At a green light, the green bike lane through the intersection reminds motorists and cyclists to watch for each other.

A new way to wheel and deal

I’m not against golf but I do think it’s probably in the best of the interest of a business to replace a less active sport like golf with a good old fashioned cardio sport like cycling.

I have to say it isn’t hard to find bike repair info on the web. Park tools has a section of their site thats full of tutorials and tips. But I have to say watching someone actually do maintenance on a bike can be one of the best ways to learn. I ran across this site that’s full of video tutorials for maintenance and repair of bicycles.

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Bikeway or the Highway - March/April 2008 - Sierra Magazine - Sierra Club

It’s great to see that quadricycles are as old as bicycles. But it’s sad that all of these forms of transportation were quickly taken over by cars. I wonder what the smog / pollution situation would be like if bikes had held out as strong form or transportation in the US. I don’t think it’s to far fetched to think that bikes could have held on as a strong commuting option if bike lanes were developed as roads specifically designed for cars were.

The title is a little misleading because it doesn’t look like this guy is on a low rider. I’ll admit that this isn’t a very interesting video to watch from start to finish but if you have ever had to debate with someone over the fact that riding a bike through traffic will get you from point a to b quicker then this is a good video to support the claim. Even though this guy looks like he’s riding somewhere in Europe I think the grid lock that he deals with is similar to the US.

I would think that the bikes are faster than cars theory only works in cities that aren’t in china or india…

Let’s turn earth into the “Green Planet”! « My quest for world presidency

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