Forum: Advocacy & Safety

By Kim Wilmath and Andy Boyle, Times Staff Writers Posted: Nov 20, 2009 05:35 AM PINELLAS PARK — A bicyclist was hit and killed by a car early Friday morning at Belcher Road and 118th Avenue. Police said it happened at about 4:50 a.m.. Bay News Nine is reporting homicide detectives are on...

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

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...

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...

Let me start off with a sincere question: Why is it in so many cases when someone accidentally kills another person with a firearm they're charged with just that, involuntary manslaughter / accidental death by discharge of a firearm... but similar charges aren't filed when a motorist fails to...

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...

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

Hi all, A friend asked me to post some info regarding a missing friend of his. Ed Kortenbach was cycling from Edmonton, Alberta to Vancouver, BC this past fall. He was last seen on October 14, 2009 in the Fraser Valley in the area of Harrison/Aggasiz. He as heading west toward Vancouver. ...

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.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...

I read this and could not believe it... It shows you that it's not just the rednecks that can behave like idiots! http://www.thespec.com/News/BreakingNews/article/627070

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: "

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

This was posted in another forum but it's worth re-posting here, where there's a lot more traffic. Patrick Watson, one of the cyclists victimized by Dr. Thompson in the now-famous LA road rage case, is asking cyclists to write to the DA (Mary Stone, mstone@da.lacounty.gov) in support of strong...

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...