The mountain ride of a lifetime on a single-pipe alpine coaster in Austria – at full speed, without using the brakes.
Tips on sharing the road with bicyclists (PDF)
Posted on December 7, 2011 by Dave Schlabowske, Communications Director This week there were three very different videos published of bicycle commuting south of the Cheddar Curtain. Taken as a group, I think they provide tremendous insight into the state of bicycle infrastructure in the United States and help to answer why less than one percent of people [...]
www.RideTheShoulders.com has links to 5 videos on YouTube: Ride the Shoulder Basics (11:56) Exit Ramp Mistake (0:43) Misc and Cautions (7:42) Good Shoulder Lanes (4:01) Hiway 360 Time Lapse (0:28) If nothing else, watch Exit Ramp Mistake to know what not to do. The filming is a little amateurish but the ideas are well presented [...]
BY ELLY BLUE grist.org Okay, confession time: I’m one of “those” cyclists. You know, the ones who are giving us all a bad name, the ones who think we’re above the law, who regularly pass through stop signs without stopping — even without slowing down very much. I even ran a red light or two [...]
Uploaded by samhande on Aug 16, 2011 In 1975, JC Penney hired 12 college students to ride their bikes from NYC to San Francisco. They were promoting their new disc brake equipped bikes OEM’d from Huffy Manufacturing. As you will see, they thought people rode bikes in tennis gear. The music is classic. It was [...]
WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) — A new low in the war between some DC drivers and some bicyclists. Police are tracking leads on a truck driver caught on tape apparently running down a bicyclist — on purpose. Bicyclists are pushing for a new law to punish drivers who harass them. The video shows a bicyclist on Rhode Island [...]
By JOHN MARKOFF Published: September 5, 2011 nytimes.com WOODSIDE, Calif. — After racing and biking back roads on the San Francisco Peninsula for almost half a century without serious incident, on July 3 I crashed while riding downhill at more than 30 miles an hour. I knocked myself out, broke my nose and was left [...]
A 30-year-old Joliet woman faces a charge of aggravated DUI after a Near West Side car crash that left a bicyclist in critical condition. As the Chicago Sun-Times reports, Sheila Kane allegedly consumed six vodka drinks over the course of two hours at Westend bar before she got behind the wheel of her Mercury Sable and crashed into a [...]
by By Benjamin van Loon May 1, 2011 momentumplanet.com Surveys show that about 60 percent of North Americans are curious about cycling, but are reluctant to take the next step. Our Bike Curious series is designed to teach you the basics, give you helpful tips and encourage you to share the message that biking is easy [...]
Vivian Ho, Chronicle Staff Writer Saturday, August 13, 2011 SAN FRANCISCO – Bicyclists accustomed to speeding through red lights got a surprise Friday on San Francisco’s Market Street – a ticket. A recent spike in accidents involving pedestrians prompted police to step up traffic law enforcement at Market and Fifth, where walkers, cars and bikes come together in [...]
Uploaded by GateHouseNS on Jul 29, 2008 Dr. Anne Brayer, a pediatric emergency physician at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY demonstrates the proper way to fit a bicycle helmet.
My Cat Is Smarter Than a Fifth Grader Every now and then my bike club has a bout of the dietary wars. You know the sort of thing which erupts when a person decides to tout the advantages of a high protein diet over a high carbohydrate alternative. It’s at times like this when those [...]
by Jeff Ward elmhurstpatch.com Tips on a peaceful bicycle-car coexistence! Maybe it’s me, but aren’t we hearing about a lot more bicycle-car accidents than usual this year? Perhaps our $4 a gallon petrol prices have driven some frugal folks back to their bikes. I wouldn’t be surprised if this excellent Gina Kelly column has more commuters tackling [...]
Uploaded by fishyfred on Feb 16, 2007 The Morris Area Freewheelers want YOU… to be safe when riding around New Jersey. Follow these tips to make your next ride a safe one and a fun one. GO BANANA! http://www.mafw.org/
Posted by Mike G on June 21, 2011 rogerspark.com Last Sunday evening, while driving home with two of my children from a special Improv Olympics Father’s Day show, I learned an important lesson. Be careful while driving south bound on Sheffield, near Wrigley Field, especially if driving within two hours of a weekend Cubs Yankees game. [...]
Uploaded by Spokesmanreview on Aug 14, 2007 Bicycle Alliance of Washington commuting expert Kent Peterson explains the features that make a bicycle ready for the daily grind.
From: Kathryn Wagner-Selbach Date: June 13, 2011 8:37:29 PM CDT To: Elmhurst Bicycle Club Subject: [EBC:7336] Motorist venting on Me just because I’m a biker Yesterday, Sunday, I did a self-contained ride from my house for 55 miles to our lake house. With my bike loaded, full panniers, etc., I went west thru Wheaton where [...]
Danny Katz Columnist for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald THEY’RE the bullies of the roadways, they’re the most aggressive vehicles on the street, they’re just big-tyred energy-guzzling eyesores that intimidate every car driving around them – and it’s time something was done about those 2-Wheel Non-Drive vehicles they call bicycles. Pushy pushbikers, they’re [...]
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