Forum: Advocacy & Safety

edited link (so article comments are updated): http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090727/NEWS01/907270323 -------------------------------------------------------------- July 26, 2009 Asheville firefighter charged in roadside shooting Josh Boatwright Police charged...

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/6453639/ The random neighbor quoted in the article implicitly blames the cyclist, too. I shouldn't read through comment threads like this - gets my blood pressure up. I just want to shake some of the posters. What surprised me was the self-proclaimed...

A reminder of what most of us already know.. A list of Our most common positions on the road when accidents happen.. . . . Bike Accident Summary Table 1 shows the number of bicycle accidents in Fort Collins from January 1, 2000 -June 30, 2009. TABLE 1 – BICYCLE ACCIDENTS BY YEAR

What do you think it will take to get North Americans (or people in countries with similar socio-economic-geographic setups) out of cars and on to bikes? The poll is multiple choice Better urban planning? More infill housing and Jobs so that long commutes are less needed? Bicyle...

How lame can you get? After getting sued for having a dangerous, poorly maintained road, this little podunk of a town decides ban cyclists from it, instead of, you know, FIXING IT! Here's the link. And the lead: "

http://www.buffalonews.com/260/story/865856.html I was just looking over the local news over lunch when I noted the following headline. "Driver texting about drug deal hit biker." Thankfully the cyclists was not killed and is in stable condition. The moron driver was stupid enough to admit he...

The firefighter who shot at the cyclist in Asheville NC was sentenced today... and violence wins again... link to article (updated for the more complete morning edition story) link to original thread

http://www.kyw1060.com/Council-to-Consider-Bicycle-Registration/5703470 Posted: Wednesday, 18 November 2009 5:12AM Council to Consider Bicycle Registration by KYW's Mike Dunn

For the last day or so every time I tried clicking on a link from the main page or refreash one of the pages I was on I would get a 404 error. Was anyone else having problems with the site?

CLEARWATER – A bicyclist died Tuesday morning after he was struck by a vehicle, police said. The unidentified bicyclist was hit at Martin Luther King Drive and Lasalle Street about 9:45 a.m., police said. He was pronounced dead at Morton Plant Hospital at about 10:20 a.m. Police closed the...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091118/ap_on_re_us/us_texting_crash_drug_charges Full text: MEDFORD, N.J. – Police say a man who drove his car into a New Jersey cyclist had been sending a text message about a drug deal. Authorities say 42-year-old Lisa Granert of Cherry Hill was riding her...

Hey everyone, I'm gonna keep this short for now because I just got home after being questioned by the police and I'll post a more detailed report tomorrow when I feel better. I got hit and runned tonight when riding home from work. I had lights and a helmet on. The cops actually CAUGHT the...

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m285/bam42685/smallDSCF0469.jpg (From http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=600972) :p -Kurt

So, here's the idea: You ride a bike, you see something that needs attention (ie: tree branches too low, storm drain grates that could eat your tire, glass in the path, etc. etc. etc.). Then you take some pictures, then take steps to fix it. (ie: pull out a broom or pruning shears, make some phone...

http://www.abc15.com/media/lib/88/c/8/8/c88590b2-5053-4a45-b7cd-280a5eeab168/Original.jpg image may be graphic. In Tempe you have the right way, and the wrong way. The two pedacyclists even have the right of way, crossing a driveway. The other pedacyclist is another story. Yes I am...

Was cycling with my grandson this morning, he in the lead, when suddenly he got unseated as though he had jammed on the front brake. A small length of tree branch got picked up by the tread on his hybrid and jammed it between the front fender and the tire in effect as though jamming on the front...

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